1. December 2010 | 04.08 clock
Obama's statement on 55th Anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott, the White House
Fifty-five years, Rosa Parks refused to give her seat on a bus - an act that provided the moral conscience of a nation in question.
The Montgomery bus boycott marked a turning point in American history - when we started in March to the civil rights movement and the possible prohibition of racial segregation and discrimination.
Rosa Parks and the leaders of many other foot soldiers in this fight for justice to defend our fundamental principles of liberty and equality for all, and today as we commemorate the anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott I encourage all Americans to honor their legacy - the legacy of Americans who marched bravely worked tirelessly and dedicated their lives, the endless task, our country a more perfect union. # # # #
Photo by Gene Herrick / Associated Press (The late Rosa Parks after her arrest for refusing to renounce her bus seat in Montgomery).
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