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lunatica

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4. I was 16 years old and will never forget those times

Reply to whistler162 (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 24, 2013, 12:08 PM

Aug 2013

I was living in another country but the Civil Rights movement was watched world wide. The ugly truth of Southern racism exploded with Rosa Parks' refusing to go to the back of the bus. History shows the Civil Rights activists were prepared for just such an action to take place. Something that would spark the blaze. Rosa Parks was part of that group but her protest was not staged or meant to be the catalyst.

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