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Knoxville Area Transit celebrates Rosa Parks Day
December 1, 1955 is the day when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery Alabama to a man, in defiance of Jim Crow segregation laws. On Sunday, Knoxville Area Transit honored Parks by reserving a seat for her on each bus with a sign discussing her impact along with a bow.
Knoxville Area Transit saves a seat on every bus in honor of Rosa Parks
In honor of the 69th anniversary of Rosa Parks refusing to leave her seat on the bus, KAT remembers her with a plaque on every bus.
KAT reserves seats in honor of Rosa Parks Day
On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery Alabama, Rosa Parks, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white person, in defiance of Jim Crow segregation laws. This event helped spark the Montgomery bus boycott and the civil rights movement which would revolutionize rights for Black Americans.
Tyler Transit buses to honor Rosa Parks Day
The City of Tyler said that each Tyler Transit bus will have an honorary reserved seat on Monday for Rosa Parks Day. Parks was arrested on Dec. 1, 1955 after she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery,
MATA to honor Rosa Parks with live history monologue aboard Memphis bus
Rosa Parks Day was Sunday. But the legacy of the civil rights activist will continue to shine Monday as MATA will commemorate her life with live history monologues abroad a Memphis bus.
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Knoxville Area Transit or "KAT" is the city's transit system, operating buses and paratransit service across the city via 20 routes through downtown and to the surrounding suburbs. The ...