She was an icon. She was one of those people who, by simply making a decision one day and doing a seemingly tiny, simple thing that she thought was right, changed the world. She refused to give her seat up to a white man on a bus. She was fined $14 and she ended segregation in racist 1950s America. [BBC report]
What is her legacy now? Recent events have revealed the US still has deep-seated issues with its multicultural population. Racism and fear is still rife, especially in the South. Is the world too complicated now for simple, grand gestures? How will we move forward?