Rosa Parks who fought against racial bias by refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus to a white person, is a civil rights icon in US history.
She was an ordinary person and lived and ordinary life, but had the conviction of an extraordinary character to stand stand upto to what she belived was wrong in her society. Her simple act of defiance has left an enduring legacy for civil rights movements worldwide.
The civil rights pioneer died on October 24, 2005 and was buried in Detroit Cemetry on October 31, 2005.
The price to get a spot in Detroit’s Woodlawn cemetery has jumped thousands of dollars since civil rights icon Rosa Parks was entombed there , angering some relatives who say it cheapens her legacy.
The idea of exploring a person's death is disturbing, but it also raises compelling questions on how society persues materialistic ends relentlessly. Instead of exploring the human potential to live the most productive life, it now looks like some of the living are providing to get a close up with Rosa Parks in death at a price which probably would deprive her to rest in peace.
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