Rosa Parks statue unveiled in Alabama on anniversary of her refusal to give up seat

by Associated Press

Sun, December 1st 2019, 5:52 PM UTC

Mary Louise Smith, from left, Gov. Kay Ivey, Civil Rights Attorney Fred Gtray and Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed pose after the unveiling of the Rosa Parks statue in downtown Montgomery, Ala., Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, the anniversary of her arrest for not giving up her seat on a city bus. (Mickey Welsh/Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, left, and Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed, right, among others, unveil the Rosa Parks statue in downtown Montgomery, Ala., Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, the anniversary of her arrest for not giving up her seat on a city bus. (Mickey Welsh/Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

Mary Louise Smith, a plaintiff in the Browder vs. Gayle case that desegregated buses in Montgomery, stands beside the Rosa Parks statue after its unveiling event in downtown Montgomery, Ala., Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, the anniversary of her arrest for not giving up her seat on a city bus. (Mickey Welsh/Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

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Mary Louise Smith, from left, Gov. Kay Ivey, Civil Rights Attorney Fred Gtray and Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed pose after the unveiling of the Rosa Parks statue in downtown Montgomery, Ala., Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, the anniversary of her arrest for not giving up her seat on a city bus. (Mickey Welsh/Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

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