Remembering Rosa Parks

Remembering Rosa Parks By Elton Camp Well over a half-century has now passed Since she resisted discrimination at last To the back of the bus she refused to move One person makes a difference she did prove Ms Parks refused to let herself be disrespected And didn’t respond as racial bigots expected Those officials who tried it were surprised When the civil rights movement it galvanized President Obama went and sat in her seat In recognition of the courage of her feat He well might not be where he is today If Rosa Parks hadn’t acted in that way