Rosa Parks Day

The City of Montgomery is commemorating the 69th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Civil Rights trailblazer, Rosa Parks. The boycott happened when Black residents refused to ride city buses in Montgomery to protest segregated seating. Historians regard the event as the first large-scale U.S. demonstration against segregation.

Alabama is marking its first Rosa Parks Day. Alabama lawmakers earlier this year voted to designate December first as a day to honor the civil rights…