On February 4, WMATA commemorates the birthday of civil rights icon Rosa Parks by reserving a seat for her on every Metrobus and Metrorail train. This initiative, previously limited to buses, has expanded to trains this year. Parks is renowned for her pivotal role in sparking the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955. Beyond her historical significance, she frequently visited Washington, D.C., considering the Mansion on O Street her second home. Additionally, WMATA features a 1957 bus model dedicated to her, a replica of the vehicle where she made her powerful stand against segregation.
There's a seat reserved for Rosa Parks on every Metrobus and Metrorail train today, honoring the civil rights legend on her birthday.
WMATA has previously dedicated seats to Parks on buses... but this year, the transit agency added them to trains as well.
Parks sparked the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott in 1955, when she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger.
WMATA owns a 1957 bus dedicated to Parks, the same model as the vehicle where she initiated her protest.
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