[Marxism] Role Of CPUSA In US Civil Rights Struggle

[Jscotlive@xxxxxxx]

Can anyone shed any light on the role, if any, the CPUSA played both in what
Rosa Parks did and the ensuing civil rights campaign throughout the Southern
states. I've heard from comrades in the US that Rosa's act was not the
spontaneous action of a girl filled with moral outrage, but rather strategically
planned and carried out with the backing of CPUSA activists.

Is this true?

This is not to attempt to diminish Rosa Parks; what she did was heroic
regardless of if it was planned or not. But if the CPUSA were involved then it 
lends
the entire history a different dimension, makes it even more meaningful in my
view.

Especially now that the establishment - the ruling class - have appropriated
the legacy of Rosa Parks and sanitized it, embracing Rosa as one of theirs
when she was anything but.

JD

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