'Mother Parks led an exemplary life because she wanted nothing to get in the way of her message.'
Mother Parks repeated her lessons, her message, many times, in different words and actions. “It’s simple” she often said, “When you fall down, you get up.”She also continually taught what the Bible teaches: to look at everything in terms of not succumbing to that which will destroy your physical health and mental health.
But here is where Rosa Parks’s life gets interesting—and why she defied the odds. Everyone loved her, everyone revered her, but not a lot of people knew that she was a proud, active member of the Black Panther Party. One of her favorite personal moments was having the opportunity to talk at length with Malcolm X. While many others who were members were followed by the FBI and persecuted by the press, Mrs. Parks was not.
Mrs. Parks actively campaigned for Black political candidates—not just in Detroit, but across the country. She took part in a variety of groups, mobilizations and protests. She was active in challenging U.S. involvement in Vietnam and spoke frequently against police brutality. During the Detroit riots in 1967, her husband’s barbershop was destroyed—not by the rioters, but by the police.
As a result, people listened to her words and her stories. They listened and remembered because she listened to them. People described Mrs. Parks as being “quiet.” Quite the contrary. Yes, she listened more than she talked. But when she did talk, because she had listened first, she gave great guidance and provided historical perspective. “Live every breath” was her abiding message.
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