Rosa Parks statue unveiled
Rosa Parks becomes the first black woman to be honored with a full-length statue in the Capitol's Statuary Hall.
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Rosa Parks
In a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a city bus in segregated Montgomery, Ala. She was arrested, touching off a bus boycott that stretched over a year.
In this June 15, 1999 file photo Rosa Parks smiles during a Capitol Hill ceremony where Parks was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington.
Credit: AP Photo/Khue Bui
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