There's a little more to it than that - she wasn't just too tired, she was already active in the NAACP, for example. More good information here: http://www.slate.com/id/2128752/
On the one hand, there's something appealing about the idea of history turning on almost accidental events, but I think I like the real story better, if only because furthering the accidental narrative seems disempowering. She was an active, knowledgeable woman, not a pawn of fate or greater forces.
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On the one hand, there's something appealing about the idea of history turning on almost accidental events, but I think I like the real story better, if only because furthering the accidental narrative seems disempowering. She was an active, knowledgeable woman, not a pawn of fate or greater forces.