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Remembering Rosa Parks, 60 Years Later; Public Transit Commemorates its Role in Historic Action
Dec. 1 was the 60th anniversary of the day Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL, leading to a bus boycott and a new phase of the civil rights movement. APTA presented Parks with its first Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997. Parks died in 2005. Here are a few examples of the many public transit agencies who commemorated the day in 1955 when an African-American woman took center stage by refusing to move to the back of the bus.
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) spoke at a Nov. 30 Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) event with other officials, including DART President/Executive Director Gary Thomas. "We cannot overstate the significance of [Parks'] simple and brave act. Her decision to keep her seat reminds all of us to focus on the larger issues of equality, opportunity and hope for the future," Thomas said. On Dec. 1, DART placed "reserved" signs on the front seats of more than 500 buses to honor Parks' decision to take a stand simply by taking a seat.
Yolobus in Woodland, CA, also recognized Parks' achievement with signs on the front seats of its buses reading: "Seat Reserved. In honor of Rosa Parks on the 60th anniversary of her courageous acts that changed the path toward civil rights on December 1, 1955."
Photo courtesy of Yolo County Transportation District
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) in Providence commemorated the anniversary with signs designed by Cristy Raposo. senior marketing coordinator, that appeared on the digital boards on RIPTA buses, on large screens at the Kennedy Plaze transit hub and on the agency's website. The Rosa Parks Human Rights Committee in Rhode Island provided the photo wreathed in black flowers
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