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Jesse Jackson Delivers Eulogy at Rosa Parks Funeral: "Her
Legacy is Secure. Her Work, Unfinished"
Bill Clinton: Rosa Parks "Made Us See and Agree that
Everyone Should Be Free"
Bernice King Delivers Remarks at Rosa Parks Funeral on Behalf
of Her Mother, Coretta Scott King
Michigan Gov. Granholhm: Rosa Parks is "Our Own Gently
Powerful War Hero"
Joseph Lowery Calls on Condoleezza Rice to Extend Voting
Rights Act
Al Sharpton: "Jim Crow Had Sons...He's a Little More
Polished But the Results Are the Same"
Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin Joins Jesse Jackson to Pay
Tribute to Rosa Parks
Where Have All the Fighters Gone? Juan Gonzalez Analyzes
the New York City Mayoral Race
Jesse Jackson Delivers Eulogy at Rosa Parks Funeral:
"Her Legacy is Secure. Her Work, Unfinished"
Over 4,000 people gathered in Detroit for the funeral of
civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks on Wednesday. The funeral
capped a week of tributes to the woman often referred to as
the mother of the civil rights movement. Civil rights leaders,
Congressmembers, Senators, pastors and many others spoke at
the service. The Rev. Jesse Jackson delivered the eulogy.
We play excerpts of the service. [includes rush
transcript]
Over 4,000 people gathered in Detroit for the funeral of
civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks on Wednesday. The funeral
capped a week of tributes to the woman often referred to as
the mother of the civil rights movement. Parks died last week
at the age of 92. She had lived in Detroit since the late
1950s.
It marked the third major tribute to Parks this week. On
Sunday, a memorial service was held in her former home of
Montgomery Alabama. It was there where in 1955 Parks was arrested
after she refused to give up her bus to a white passenger.
This act of civil disobedience sparked the Montgomery Bus
Boycott and the civil rights movement. Her act of resistance
was felt around the world. Parks was also honored this week
in Washington where she became the first citizen ever to lie
in honor at the U.S. Capitol.
But the biggest tribute was held for Wednesday when thousands
filled the Greater Grace Temple of Detroit.
Rev. Jesse Jackson's eulogy ended with him and the Queen
of Soul Aretha Franklin on stage together paying tribute to
Rosa Parks. Other speakers included the Rev. Al Sharpton,
Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan, President
Bill Clinton and the Rev. Bernice King - the daughter of the
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Rev. Jesse Jackson, speaking Nov. 2nd, 2005 in Detroit,
Michigan.
Bill Clinton: Rosa Parks "Made Us See and Agree
that Everyone Should Be Free"
Former President Bill Clinton was one of the first speakers
at the funeral of Rosa Parks Wednesday in Detroit. Clinton
said, "Let us never forget that in that simple act and
a lifetime of grace and dignity, she showed us every single
day what it means to be free. She made us see and agree that
everyone should be free. God Bless you Rosa Parks." [includes
rush
transcript]
- Bill Clinton, speaking Nov. 2nd, 2005 in Detroit, Michigan.
Bernice King Delivers Remarks at Rosa Parks Funeral
on Behalf of Her Mother, Coretta Scott King
The Rev. Bernice King, daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther
King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King delivered remarks on behalf
of her mother - who recently suffered a stroke - at the funeral
of Rosa Parks.
- Rev. Bernice King, daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther
King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, speaking Nov. 2nd, 2005
in Detroit, Michigan.
Michigan Gov. Granholhm: Rosa Parks is "Our
Own Gently Powerful War Hero"
Jennifer Granholm - the first female Governor of Michigan
- spoke at the funeral of Rosa Parks Wednesday. She compared
Parks to a war hero and ended by saying, "By your actions
[Rosa Parks] you have given us your final marching orders,
we are enlisted in this war and on behalf of the state of
Michigan ma'am, we are reporting for duty."
- Gov. Jennifer Granholm, (D - Michigan) speaking Nov.
2nd, 2005 in Detroit, Michigan.
Joseph Lowery Calls on Condoleezza Rice to Extend
Voting Rights Act
The Rev. Joseph Lowery, a long-time civil rights activist
and the co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference,
was among the speakers the funeral of Rosa Parks. Lowery was
also active in the movement to desegregate public transportation
in Alabama in the early 1950's.
- Rev. Joseph Lowery, long-time civil rights activist and
the co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference,
speaking Nov. 2nd, 2005 in Detroit, Michigan.
Al Sharpton: "Jim Crow Had Sons...He's a Little
More Polished But the Results Are the Same"
Speaking at the funeral of Rosa Parks Wednesday, the Reverend
Al Sharpton connected the civil rights struggles of the 1950s
and 60s to the struggles that are taking place today.
- Rev. Al Sharpton, speaking Nov. 2nd, 2005 in Detroit,
Michigan.
Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin Joins Jesse Jackson
to Pay Tribute to Rosa Parks
Rev. Jesse Jackson's eulogy ended with him and the Queen
of Soul Aretha Franklin on stage together paying tribute to
Rosa Parks.
Where Have All the Fighters Gone? Juan Gonzalez Analyzes
the New York City Mayoral Race
Democracy Now! co-host and New York Daily News columnist
Juan Gonzalez gives an analysis of the New York City mayoral
race between Republican Michael Bloomberg and Democrat Fernando
Ferrer and talks about the lack of focus on urban America
by both corporate and progressive journalists.
- Juan Gonzalez, New York Daily News columnist and Democracy
Now! co-host. He is also the author of several books including
"Harvest of Empire : A History of Latinos in America,"
"Fallout: The Environmental Consequences of the World
Trade Center Collapse" and "Roll Down Your Window:
Stories of a Forgotten America."
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