Question

“Although the principle of equality has always been self-evident, it has never been self-executing. It has taken acts of courage from generations of fearless and hopeful Americans to make our country more just.”

Explain what this quote means and how it relates to Rosa Parks.

Answer 1

This quote is saying that equality hasnt always been around for everyone in this case it would be referring to Blacks. The self executing part is referring to how inequality has never just appearwd its taken multiple people such as rosa parks and martin luther king and others to help bring it about. And it relates to Rosa Parks because she was one of the people to take a stand for equality and help try to gather others to do similar acts in the name of equality.