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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	Myles Horton
	Date:	1/18/2010 2:57:53 PM

It's not what MLK did, or what Rosa Parks did specifically. It's about giving courage to a people to stand up for their rights. It would not have happened at that time without the leaders who could give voice, but it still would have happened.
Lots of people don't like affirmative action, but back in the early days, if the US had not implemented affirmative action, nothing would have changed.
We've come a long way. It's a good day to remember where we have been and where we might go, as a society, in the future.