This is awesome! Another civil rights pioneer will be seen within the walls of the U.S. Capital for decades to come. This really is one of my heroes. The statue of Parks, 9 feet tall and in bronze, will be in Statuary Hall, where the House of Representatives met in the early 1800s. A niece and a longtime friend of Parks assisted the President and a few congressional leaders pull off the shroud that covered the statue. It’s perfect too. I say it signifies who this woman really was. Strong, hard, stood well in her position, and posture up straight with confidence. I LOVE IT. Drop down bottom and check it out.
IFWT Celebrates Black History Month: Honoring Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was an African-American civil rights activist, whom the U.S. Congress called “the first lady of civil rights”, and “the mother of the freedom movement” after famously refusing to give up her bus seat for a white passenger in 1955. Today and every day, we honor Rosa’s contributions to society. Read more about her below.
Rosa Parks To Be Honored With A Statue On Capital Hill
Rosa Parks will become the first African American woman to earn a statue on Capital Hill. Sen. Charles E. Schumer announced that Rosa’s statue will be placed in Statuary Hall. Each state in America sends two statues representing people from their state and Rosa has been chosen from Alabama. The statue will be arriving later this year. If anyone deserves a statue in the Hall, it’s certainly Rosa Parks. Read more below.
Rock Musician, Ted Nugent Compares GUN Owners To… Rosa Parks??!! SMH!!
SMH..This guy is DEAD WRONG. Ted Nugent is known for making controversial and even threatening statements, and now he’s comparing gun owners to the civil rights icon Rosa Parks. Nugent said, “There will come a time when the gun owners of America, the law-abiding gun owners of America, will be the Rosa Parks and we will sit down on the front seat of the bus, case closed.” I’m still trying to understand why Nugent would even attempt to compare people who are fighting to own weapons to someone who was fighting for racial equality. Russ B
Important Day In Black History
On December 1, 1955, at around 6p.m. after a long day of work, Rosa Parks got on a bus to head home. Parks refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, on her way from work at the Montgomery Fair Department Store. Contrary to what is often taught in schools, Rosa was not seated in the front and was in the colored section, but there were no “white” seats and the driver of the bus demanded that she move for a white man. Rosa’s refusal to move to a different seat started the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which many people consider the start of the Civil Rights Movement. Funk Flex
IFWT Celebrates Black History Month: Honoring Rosa Parks
Today, we honor civil rights activist Rosa Parks. Rosa made a huge impact on the civil rights movement on December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama when she refused to give up her seat for a white passenger which sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott. She also helped Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. organize many civil rights movements and helped launch his national prominence. Congress nicknamed Rosa “the first lady of the civil rights movement” and “the mother of the freedom movement.” Read more about Rosa’s life below. Julie A. & IFWT
