Rosa Parks takes the bus

[Frogic]

I'm not sure if you're purposely being obtuse or not. I haven't read any of these biographies so I don't know if she did or did not make the decision on her own. This fact is immaterial. You're purposely using a term that has negative connotations to describe someone viewed by many as a hero.

You could have easily said 'Rosa Parks was asked to make a demonstration' but instead you used the word 'pawn' which I have never heard ANYONE use positively. People need to realize that words have more meaning then just a dictionary interpretation, and your post feels like instead of trying to impart information it was intended to start a flame war(which of course has happend, good job).