Alabama Lawmakers Designates “Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Day” Holiday To Honor The Civil Rights Icon
The Alabama legislature voted unanimously, 102-0, to pass a bill that would establish Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Day as a Dec. 1 holiday.
With three state holidays related to Alabama’s Confederate history, it is about damn time that a real hero was honored by her state. The Alabama legislature voted 102-0 to designate December 1 as a holiday to honor civil rights icon Rosa Parks.
The bill passed Thursday, March 22, to establish Mrs. Rosa L. Parks Day. And despite the day not being a full-fledged state holiday, counties and municipalities can elect to observe the day as such. The legislation was introduced by state Sen. Vivian Figures, a Democrat from Mobile, Alabama.
For those just learning their American history, Rosa Parks was arrested after refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery on Dec. 1, 1955. Her actions, amongst others in the city, helped to ignite the yearlong Montgomery Bus Boycott and helped usher in the civil rights movement.