[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 106 (Friday, July 29, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1719-E1720]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN RECOGNITION OF ROSA PARKS

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                          HON. DANNY K. DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 29, 2005

  Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give honor to 
Rosa Parks, considered to be the pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement, 
who protested the discrimination of

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Black bus riders by refusing to give her seat to a white man in 1955. 
Her subsequent arrest generated the Civil Rights Movement. She once 
said in regards to her protest, ``I knew someone had to take the first 
step and I made up my mind not to move.''
  Her story is told to emphasize the power of one. One person can make 
a fleeting decision to impact the consciousness of society, by standing 
up for what they believe in. One person can cause the world to pay 
attention. One person can change the course of history.
  Rosa Parks is one of many, and she is well deserving of this 
recognition.

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