Κυριακή 1 Δεκεμβρίου 2013

ΗΜΕΡΑ ΤΗΣ ΡΟΖΑΣ ΠΑΡΚΣ ΣΗΜΕΡΑ-1 ΔΕΚΕΜΒΡΗ


Rosa Parks (4 Φεβρουαρίου 1913-24 Οκτώβρη 2005)

Στις 1 Δεκέμβρη του 1955, η Ρόζα Παρκς μια ακτιβίστρια για τα κοινωνικά δικαιώματα στις Η.Π.Α., αρνήθηκε να υπακούσει στη διαταγή του οδηγού του λεωφορείου που επέβαινε να δώσει τη θέση της στην πλευρά των έγχρωμων σ' έναν λευκό επιβάτη, μια και οι θέσεις στην πλευρά των λευκών ήταν όλες κατειλημμένες και συνελήφθη.
Η Ρόζα Παρκς ονομάστηκε από το Κογκρέσο των Η.Π.Α. "Η πρώτη κυρία για τα κοινωνικά δικαιώματα"
Η Ρόζα έγινε μια παγκόσμια φιγούρα για τα κοινωνικά δικαιώματα και οι μέρες της γέννησής της (4 Φεβρουαρίου) και της σύλληψής της (1 Δεκέμβρη) ονομάστηκαν "Ημέρα της Ρόζας Παρκς)

Our freedom movement came alive
And because of Sister Rosa you know
We don’t ride on the back of the bus no more

Sister Rosa she was tired one day
After a hard day on her job
When all she wanted was a well deserved rest
Not a scene from an angry mob

A bus driver said, "Lady, you got to get up
'Cause a white person wants that seat"
But Miss Rosa said, "No, not no more
I’m gonna sit here and rest my feet"

Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark
You started our freedom movement
Thank you Sister Rosa Parks

Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark
You started our freedom movement
Thank you Sister Rosa Parks

Now, the police came without fail
And took Sister Rosa off to jail
And 14 dollars was her fine
Brother Martin Luther King knew it was our time

The people of Montgomery sat down to talk
It was decided all God's children should walk
Until segregation was brought to its knees
And we obtain freedom and equality, yeah

Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark
You started our freedom movement
Thank you Sister Rosa Parks

Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark
You started our freedom movement
Thank you Sister Rosa Parks

So we dedicate this song to thee
For being the symbol of our dignity
Thank you Sister Rosa

Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark
You started our freedom movement
Thank you Sister Rosa Parks

Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark
You started our freedom movement
Thank you Sister Rosa Parks

Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark
You started our freedom movement
Thank you Sister Rosa Parks

Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark
You started our freedom movement
Thank you Sister Rosa Parks

Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark
You started our freedom movement
Thank you Sister Rosa Parks