Talk:Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
	Parks in 1955, with Martin Luther King Jr. in the background
Born	Rosa Louise McCauley; February 4, 1913; Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.
Died	October 24, 2005 (aged 92); Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Resting place	Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit
Education	Montgomery Industrial School for Girls; Alabama State Teachers College for Negroes (now Alabama State University
Occupation	Civil rights activist
Known for	Montgomery bus boycott
Movement	Civil Rights Movement
Spouse(s)	Raymond Parks; (m. 1932; died 1977)
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"White" of "white"

Why does the article use uppercase white? Graham Beards (talk) 12:22, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Graham Beards:, I see you have now fixed this. You are correct, of course. Mike Marchmont (talk) 12:37, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That would have been because of MOS:RACECAPS. Schazjmd (talk) 14:53, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

whats this 50.171.194.194 (talk) 18:58, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with lowercase white. It now needs Blacks to be in lowercase also to be consistent. Parks recalled going to elementary school in Pine Level, where school buses took white students to their new school and Black students had to walk to theirs: must be wrong.

Is I'd see the bus pass every day ... But to me, that was a way of life; we had no choice but to accept what was the custom. The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a Black world and a White world. an exception as the 'worlds' counter each other. Is it a Black World and a White World, I am unsure. BlueWren0123 (talk) 20:10, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@BlueWren0123 @Graham Beards @Mike Marchmont I agree. It needs to be equal. If Black is capitalized, then White should be capitalized. If not, then both should be uncapitalized. AppGoo0011 (talk) 14:30, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I’m black 62.30.197.81 (talk) 13:16, 17 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Black" or "black"

Following on from the change of White -> white, I have also suggested similar for general statements such as a group of Black men falsely accused where it is a generic grouping. I think that Black community should stay as is. I will wait awhile to see if anyone comments. It would in any event be good for another editor to review if I make the changes. BlueWren0123 (talk) 12:28, 16 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think the word "black"/"Black" should follow however "white"/"White" is capitalized. AppGoo0011 (talk) 22:22, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For what it's worth, it was rather carelessly implemented. I tried to change some of it, but I'm heading to sleep, so if anyone wants to take over, be my guest. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contributions)} 07:14, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Little studied is the impact of Rosa Parks' robust yoga practice in her activism. In 1973, she started demonstrating her yoga at activist gatherings. Historian Natalia Mehlman Petrzela writes in her book Fit Nation (2022) that it "was important to her life but long unacknowledged as part of her civil-rights activism". A photograph available in the Library of Congress shows her in 1973 in leotards on her knees on a yoga mat. Queen Peen (talk) 16:58, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done. It's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please specify the requested changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide reliable sources if appropriate. A. Randomdude0000 (talk) 19:36, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

SFN Conversion

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- Add line break between the education/schools listed in the infobox.

Ww55d (talk) 05:06, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done, Thank you for both a good find and suggestion and for bringing it to the attention of the talk page. Randy Kryn (talk) 05:22, 20 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Please change "The crowd The crowd overwhelmingly supported continuing the boycott" to "The crowd overwhelmingly supported continuing the boycott" 59.182.201.3 (talk) 17:49, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Thanks for pointing this out! Spookyaki (talk) 18:45, 11 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]