“You probably know the name of Rosa Parks. You probably know that her refusal to move to the colored section in the back of a city bus sparked the Montgomery bus boycotts, one of the pivotal moments in the American civil rights movement.” KnowsMomentsMovingNamesCitiesRightsMovementCivil RightsParksBusSectionsRefusalCivil Rights MovementRosaBoycottPivotalMontgomeryPivotal MomentsCity Bus Author:Michel Martin
“What you might not know is that shortly after she worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others, Rosa Parks had to leave her home in Alabama to escape the constant threat of violence.” KnowsHomeMightViolenceKingsConstantThreatParksDrsLutherAlabamaRosaDr Martin Luther King Author:Michel Martin
“Former Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina also criticized Donald Trump during the campaign, but now she was arguing that the new president deserves a chance to prove himself, and that, perhaps, you know, having a march just the day after his inauguration is kind of disrespectful.” KnowsKindPresidentChanceTrumpRepublicanProveDeserveArguingCampaignsFormerPresidentialCandidatesMarchPresidential CandidateDisrespectfulInauguration Author:Michel Martin