I actually have 2. One is famous and the other is a youth.
The famous one is Rosa Parks. Her middle name is close to mine: Louise. I like the quote about her that says, "She was sweet and soft spoken, but made a statement that screamed so loud".
Rosa was active in civil rights before the bus incident. It is also interesting that she was already in the black section of the bus, but the law stated that she would have to give up her seat if there were more white people than seats and they needed the middle of the bus too. It was then that she didn't move. I love this quote too.
People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true. I was not tired physically, or no more tired than I usually was at the end of a working day. I was not old, although some people have an image of me as being old then. I was forty-two. No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
Anyway, she reinforces my belief that one person CAN make a difference. Amazing.
I want to hear who your heros are. You might very well be a hero to others this year. Cool. Have you ever thought of yourself as a hero?
Till tomorrow,
LA
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I'm not am Sencorp member, but I can't resist shouting out a hero when someone asks. Stetson Kennedy, investigative journalist and FL resident is top of my list. He infiltrated the KKK and built the case that helped RFK bring them down for tax evasion. His book is called "The Klan Unmasked." I've heard a great story about Woodie Guthrie spending nights in a tree in Stetson's yard to guard his house after Klan members tried to burn it down and shot at he and his family. He's a great writer who put all he had into social and environmental causes. Thanks for evoking him today.
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