County-Operated Buses Will Commemorate Rosa Parks With Placards
This month marks 68 years since Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a White man. The county will honor her courage and activism by celebrating December as… Read More
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Metro Celebrates Rosa Parks’ Legacy With Commemorative Seat on All Buses
The Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) is paying tribute to Civil Rights leader Rosa Parks’ legacy Thursday by reserving a commemorative seat for her on every bus across Washington D.C.,… Read More
Annual Martin Luther King Event at Strathmore Rescheduled for Feb. 18
“Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things for the Fight for Freedom,” an event honoring the life and services of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights activists, will take… Read More
Montgomery County Dedicates Dec. 1 as Rosa Parks Day
On Tuesday, County Executive Marc Elrich and Council President Sidney Katz proclaimed Dec. 1 as Rosa Parks Day. 65 years ago Tuesday – December 1, 1955 – Rosa Parks refused… Read More
Maryland Civil Rights Bus Tour Open for Registration
Register now for the annual Maryland Civil Rights Educational Freedom Experience bus tour. The tour, hosted by the Montgomery County Office of Human Rights, retraces the steps of Civil Rights… Read More