MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A new statue of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks will be unveiled Sunday in downtown Montgomery. The statue will be unveiled at 1 p.m. at Montgomery Plaza at the Court Street Fountain, the city of Montgomery announced. Her arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement. The civil rights memorials are a partnership between the City of Montgomery, Montgomery County, the Alabama Department of Tourism and the Montgomery Area Business Committee for the Arts. YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...Alabama lawmakers in 2018 voted to name Dec. 1 as Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Day in the state.

Source: thestar November 30, 2019 14:26 UTC