Submitted by
Dee Loflin, SMT Writer
Jefferson City, Missouri - Gov. Jay Nixon has proclaimed Monday, February 4, 2013 as Rosa Parks Day in Missouri. A state law passed in 2006 designated the date to remember and honor the late Ms. Parks.
The famed civil rights pioneer was born on February 4, 1913 and passed away in 2005. Gov. Nixon wanted to honor her on what would have been her 100th birthday.
Best remembered for her refusal on December 1, 1955 to obey the order of a bus driver to give up her seat to a white male passenger on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Rosa Parks has been described as the “Mother of the Modern Day Civil Rights Movement.” Her refusal led to the successful boycott of the segregated city bus system, and is considered one of the seminal events of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
“As Missourians, we can honor the legacy of this courageous woman on the 100th anniversary of her birth by continuing to ensure that the civil rights of all Americans are protected,” Gov. Nixon said.
The U.S. Postal Service also issued a special Rosa Parks Forever Stamp to honor. This special stamp went on sale today, February 4th and is only one of several events schedule through out the United States today to remember and honor Ms. Rosa Parks.
