A Seamstress Who Was Too Tired?
I have to
admit I do not know her story and what followed in great detail. I was not
raised in the USA. However, I find it quite peculiar that she is portrayed
officially, publicly, by politicians and in the media as a simple, humble
seamstress, who just was too tired after work to get up from her seat on that
fateful day (e.g. Michael Moore’s letter at www.michaelmoore.com).
Affiliated With The NAACP
Following
her death, I hear and read bits and pieces dispersed over different sources
that contradict this neat picture. Is it true that she worked or was associated
with the NAACP or similarly organizations long before she got on the bus? Is it
true that she was trained or had attended civil rights education before that
day? Is it true that the white man sitting behind her on a famous photography
was actually identified as a newspaper reporter? Is it true that she was
accompanied by a photographer?
Truth Over Hagiography
Of course, I
do not mean at all to diminish her achievement or the struggle for civil
rights. I have great respect for that, but I do mind not to mention that her
action was possibly well planned and staged. Truth and honesty not fantasy or
romanticism tend to further the human cause! Or what is wrong with the truth in
this case? What is actually the ulterior motive behind that neat story?
Post Script
This blog is
a repost.
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