11-18-2005, 11:17 AM
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Originally posted by ladylike
OHIO HOUSE DECLARES DEC. 1 ROSA PARKS DAY
State joins Michigan in honoring civil-rights icon
Published: Thursday, November 17, 2005
By Jim Siegel
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Ohio will be the second state to designate Dec. 1, 2005, as Rosa Parks Day, honoring the civil-rights icon on the anniversary of the day she refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a white rider.
The House unanimously passed a resolution yesterday to honor Parks, who died in October at age 92. Rep. Joyce Beatty, the sponsor, said she hopes the legislature includes the designation in state law next year through a separate bill.
If passed, Ohio would be the first state to place Rosa Parks Day in state law, meaning it would be recognized every year on Dec. 1.
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Way to go, Ohio. ...also I think Rep. Beatty is a member of Delta Sigma Theta.
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