In terms of the future of the civil rights movement, how have people spoken to that?
She reply was, “I did the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day. But, I don’t think that there is any such thing as complete happiness because it pains me that there is still a lot of Klan activity and racism. I just haven’t reached that stage yet of complete happiness.” The speakers have been talking about that. How Rosa Parks is just one person and that while she may have been the match to light the civil rights movement – there is still much more to be done. Every speaker who has come to the podium so far, has talked about how we, collectively as a society, need to have our Rosa Parks moments. There haven’t been overt messages or comments about what happened during Hurricane Katrina, but they have alluded to the fact that there are still people who are not included and are not treated with respect or dignity. So, it’s not lost on anyone who is speaking, or listening, that if there is anything we can do to honor Rosa Parks memory
