Rosa Parks

[sillygoosegirl]

I heard that Rosa Parks died a few days ago, but I didn't stop to actually think about it until a couple minutes ago. She has always been one of my favorite historical figures, but I was surprised to learn that she was still alive when she got the congressional metal of honor a few years ago. I just assumed that she lived and died a long time ago... I guess I like to imagine that the civil rights movement was longer ago than it really was. I guess I am both sad to hear that she died recently, and happy to hear that she lived until recently.