Webthe equal justice initiative has unveiled a new statue honoring rosa parks — the first in a series of statues that will pay homage to icons of the civil rights movement in montgomery. “i just think it’s amazing that montgomery has produced such extraordinary people who have had such a profound impact all over the world,” said bryan. (ap) — a new statue of civil rights pioneer rosa parks was dedicated in alabama’s capital city on sunday, the 64th anniversary of her historic refusal to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man. Weblegacy plaza is home to a statue of rosa parks, whose december 1, 1955, arrest in montgomery famously launched the bus boycott that she led alongside dr. King, jo ann robinson, e. d. Nixon, and other activists.
