350 or bust: TED Talk Tuesday

By Christine, on January 29, 2013, at 3:20 pm

In this TED talk, Bryan Stevenson starts a conversation about injustice that we all need to hear. The youtube description says this: In an engaging and personal talk — with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks — human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America’s justice system, starting with a [...]

 
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LeDaro: Rosa Parks, Bus, Barack Obama and Civil Rights Movement

By LeDaro, on April 20, 2012, at 10:20 am

Ed Shultz of MSNBC had a nice coverage of Barack Obama sitting on the seat of the bus where Rosa Parks sat and refused to vacate the seat for a white woman. Ms. Parks’ actions provided a great momentum to the civil rights movement.

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LeDaro: Barack Obama: A moving picture

By LeDaro, on April 20, 2012, at 9:32 am

Barack Obama sits on the seat in the bus where Rosa Parks sat, and refused to move, during the height of Civil Rights movement under Martin Luther King Jr.. The bus is currently located at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.

 
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