Rosa Parks remembered in Ala. hometown

1 replies · 1059 views · Started by klg14 · Oct 2005
klg14 Hawthorne, CA
http://news.yahoo.com/fc/us/rosa_parks Parks Remembered in Hometown of Tuskegee AP - 2 hours, 35 minutes ago TUSKEGEE, Ala. - More than 200 people linked arms and marched through Rosa Parks' hometown to pay tribute to the late civil rights pioneer. Organizers said Wednesday's march represented the 50,000 who took part in the Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott after Parks' historic act of defiance sparked the modern civil rights movement. "Today we wanted to march one more time for Rosa," Mayor Johnny Ford said.
Share
Reply
Page 1 of 1 1
Reply To Topic

Join the conversation! Login or sign up to reply.

Don't have an account? Sign up free

Page 1 of 1 1
Featured Members