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The actual bus on which Rosa Parks sat was made available for the public to board and sit in the seat that Rosa Parks refused to give up. [ 153 ] On February 4, 2,000 birthday wishes gathered from people throughout the United States were transformed into 200 graphics messages at a celebration held on her 100th Birthday at the Davis Theater for Rosa Parks’s Arrest on December 1, 1955. On December 1st, 1955 Rosa Parks boarded a bus after work, sitting on the first row designated for colored passengers. When the bus stopped as usual at the Empire Theatre stop, all white people got a seat except one. The driver asked Rosa Parks and three other black people to give up their seats. The latter date is the icon’s birthday, declared Rosa Parks Day by Ohio and Oregon. A legend of the civil rights movement, Parks’ refusal to give up her bus seat in 1955 ignited a long boycott that lasted for 381 days, leading to the desegregation of transportation in Montgomery, Alabama. Some states observe Rosa Parks Day on February 4, her birthday, while others commemorate it on December 1, the day she refused to give up her bus seat. February 4 highlights her life and legacy as a whole, focusing on her contributions beyond the bus incident. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks, known simply as Rosa Parks, was born on February 4, 1913, and was an American activist in the Civil Rights Movement. Bus boycotts, mass protests, and grassroots organizing were all part of Parks’ life long before she became “the first lady of civil rights” when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man Rosa Parks Day honors the American Civil Rights hero on December 1st, the day she refused to give up her seat for a white passenger while riding a Montgomery, Alabama city bus. In some states it's also celebrated on February 4th, her birthday, or the first Monday after her birthday - February 5th in 2024. February 1 – 5, 2024 To Ignite State, National Collaborative Effort A consortium emerging from Atlanta, Georgia is showcasing a collaborative 111th birthday commemoration for Mrs. Rosa Parks, often referred to as the “Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement” in America. With the collaborative 111th commemoration comes synergism for public awareness and petition work [] Rosa Parks Day is a U.S. observance that celebrates the famous civil rights leader Rosa Parks. In different parts of the United States, this day is celebrated on different dates.In some areas, it’s celebrated on Rosa Parks’ birthday, which is February 4th, and in other areas, it’s celebrated on December 1st. No matter what date [] Rosa Parks Day: 2024: Sunday: December 1: Rosa Parks Day: 2025: Monday: December 1: Rosa Parks Day: These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so Rosa Parks Day was first celebrated in California on February 4, 2000 (Parks’s birthday). In 2015, February 4 was officially proclaimed as Rosa Parks Day in Missouri. In Ohio and Oregon, however, the holiday is observed on December 1, the anniversary of Parks’s arrest. Remind me with Google Calendar Rosa Parks (born February 4, 1913, Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.—died October 24, 2005, Detroit, Michigan) was an American civil rights activist whose refusal to relinquish her seat on a public bus precipitated the 1955–56 Montgomery bus boycott in Alabama, which became the spark that ignited the civil rights movement in the United States. Transit Equity Day is observed each year on Rosa Parks’ birthday, February 4, to celebrate her courage and commitment to civil rights. Parks’ refusal to give up her seat on a segregated bus in 1955 sparked a nationwide movement for justice and transportation equality. Rosa Parks Day 2025, 2026 and 2027. Rosa Parks Day celebrates the life of the activist who toiled on behalf of African-American civil rights. It is a state-level holiday in California and Ohio. Rosa Parks was born on 4 February 1913 in Tuskagee, Alabama, and died in 2005 at the age of 92 in Detroit, Michigan. CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Laketran and Geauga Transit will honor the life of civil rights icon Rosa Parks this week by reserving the front seat on their buses. From Feb. 3 through Feb. 8, a Upcoming holidays in the United States. Holidays in the United States 2025. Holidays in the United States 2026. Rosa Parks Day is an American observance to honor civil rights activist Rosa Parks, who was known for refusing to give up her seat on a bus. To celebrate and honor the iconic Rosa Parks and her contributions to the civil rights movement, we will not collect fares on buses, MAX and LIFT on February 4 — Rosa Parks’ birthday. Portland Streetcar and C-TRAN will also join us in not collecting fares on February 4, 2025. Darcangelo proposed it to take place annually on Feb. 4 as it is not only Rosa Parks’ birthday, but also falls during Black History Month. 2024 and presented to the governor to sign on Jan FORT WAYNE, Ind., Jan. 25, 2024 — Citilink, Fort Wayne’s public transportation provider, invites the community to the commemoration of the 111th birthday of civil rights activist Rosa Parks on Transit Equity Day with a special event at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 2 at the Forum at Electric Works, 1690 Broadway Bldg. 19, Ste. 10, Fort Wayne. A consortium emerging from Atlanta, Georgia is showcasing a collaborative 111th birthday commemoration for Mrs. Rosa Parks, often referred to as the “Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement” in America. With the collaborative 111th commemoration comes synergism for public awareness and petition work to support a federal holiday. Mrs. Parks, as a recipient of both the Presidential African-American civil rights activist (1913-2005) – Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee (City in Macon County, Alabama, United States) on February 4th, 1913 and died in Detroit (City in and county seat of Wayne County, Michigan, United States) on October 24th, 2005 at the age of 92. Today Rosa Parks would be 111 years old.
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