ON THE PASSING OF ROSA PARKS (1913-2005)

[...] it was in a climate of bigotry and hatred that dehumanizing violence was visited upon successive generations of African Americans. In the ensuing agitation, civil and voting rights legislation was passed, affirmative action legislation was passed, a black man ascended to the bench of the Supre...

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Published inIslamica (London) no. 15; p. 114
Main Author Shakir, Zaid
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amman Islamica Magazine 01.01.2006
Subjects
Affirmative action
Legislation
Muslim Americans
Muslims
Parks, Rosa (1913-2005)
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Summary:[...] it was in a climate of bigotry and hatred that dehumanizing violence was visited upon successive generations of African Americans. In the ensuing agitation, civil and voting rights legislation was passed, affirmative action legislation was passed, a black man ascended to the bench of the Supreme Court, and most significantly, for most of those reading this message, immigration laws were amended allowing a flood of Muslim immigrants to enter this land.
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ISSN:0969-7748