aggypryd
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Post by aggypryd on Oct 25, 2005 7:00:21 GMT -5
...Everybody move to the back of the bus...
Shout Out to Rosa Parks...
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hoyahoyasaxa
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Post by hoyahoyasaxa on Oct 25, 2005 7:59:49 GMT -5
A true hero. May she rest in peace.
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nychoya3
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Post by nychoya3 on Oct 25, 2005 18:51:18 GMT -5
If we're mentioning that song, I got to throw in:
A-T-L, Georgia, what we do for ya
Bull doggin hoes like them Georgetown Hoyas
Which raises another interesting question. Anyone know any other hip hop songs with Hoya references?
I'm getting off topic here, but RIP Rosa Parks. I don't know that she'd want Outkast as her eulogy, since she did sue them over that song (unfortunately.)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2005 21:08:23 GMT -5
...Everybody move to the back of the bus... Shout Out to Rosa Parks... Damn... beat me to it! Coincidentally, I was just down visiting my friends in Montgomery this past weekend (got to see the 'Bama-Tenn game... my first REAL college football game, not bad!). Had them take me to all the civil rights memorials, trails, etc. With all due respect, I found it just as moving as the Vietnam Memorial. Important piece of American history most people will probably never see up close during their lifetime. |
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aggypryd
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Post by aggypryd on Oct 26, 2005 9:32:41 GMT -5
...Everybody move to the back of the bus... Shout Out to Rosa Parks... Damn... beat me to it! Coincidentally, I was just down visiting my friends in Montgomery this past weekend (got to see the 'Bama-Tenn game... my first REAL college football game, not bad!). Had them take me to all the civil rights memorials, trails, etc. With all due respect, I found it just as moving as the Vietnam Memorial. Important piece of American history most people will probably never see up close during their lifetime. Interesting indeed... A guy from another message board (UVa. grad) tells me that his mom is the City Archivist for Montgomery...she has access to some good stuff on the Civil Rights Movement... You've inspired me to visit one of the states I said I'd never visit... Sadly, the only African American memorial I've visited is for the Greensboro Four...it was on campus at A&T...I passed it everyday on my way to class... |
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Post by Nevada Hoya on Oct 26, 2005 15:20:55 GMT -5
A true hero. May she rest in peace. Indeed, as someone, who lived through that era, it took a heck of a lot of courage to do what she did. And to think of the momentum that grew from that act must have made her proud. |
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SFHoya99
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Post by SFHoya99 on Oct 27, 2005 11:16:06 GMT -5
I know the basic story, but I have a question for those more knowledgeable: was it a premeditated act or spontaneous one? Either way, it took a lot of guts, but I'm curious if she was just someone who decided not to take it anymore or whether she was already part of the civil rights movement and this was planned civil disobedience.
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nodak89
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Post by nodak89 on Oct 27, 2005 11:31:07 GMT -5
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Post by TigerHoya on Oct 27, 2005 12:22:55 GMT -5
According to ABC News: abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=1247107Contrary to the public conception of a quiet, domestic woman who was just too tired from a hard day's work to get up from her seat, Parks was actually a strong civil rights advocate who worked as the secretary in the Montgomery office of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. In his biography of Parks, Douglas Brinkley wrote, "While the NAACP executives made dinner speeches and attended national conferences, [Parks] balanced the ledgers, kept the books, and recorded every report of racial discrimination that crossed her desk. She also did field research, traveling from towns like Union Springs to cities like Selma to interview African Americans with legal complaints, including some who had witnessed the murders of blacks by whites in rural areas." In "Quiet Strength: The Faith, the Hope, and the Heart of a Woman Who Changed a Nation," a later autobiography, Parks said she wanted to be known as "a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people." In 1955, the year of the famous bus incident near the intersection of Montgomery and Moulton streets, Parks was 42 years old. She denies that she remained seated because she was tired. "The only tired I was, was tired of giving in," she said. |
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Post by hoyarooter on Oct 27, 2005 12:37:47 GMT -5
Hats off to a great woman. Simple acts can sometimes have the most profound results. And being the old fogey that I am, I had no idea that GU was mentioned in a hip hop ditty. I'm not exactly sure, though, that bull doggin' hoes is what we want to be known for!  |
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Post by Boz on Oct 28, 2005 12:43:42 GMT -5
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aggypryd
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Post by aggypryd on Oct 30, 2005 19:58:48 GMT -5
If we're mentioning that song, I got to throw in: A-T-L, Georgia, what we do for ya Bull doggin hoes like them Georgetown Hoyas Which raises another interesting question. Anyone know any other hip hop songs with Hoya references? There are a lot of references in Go-Go songs...mostly from the 80's during the Ewing era... Maryland also gets "Props" from Rare Essence...particularly Exree Hipp and Joe Smith... |
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