[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1133]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING SARAH KEYS EVANS

  (Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ensure 
Sarah Keys Evans' name is engraved in history forever.
  We are taught about Rosa Parks, but Sarah Keys Evans' story occurred 
well before Ms. Parks, and please allow me to share with you her story.
  Mr. Speaker, it was August 1, 1952, when Ms. Evans, an enlistee in 
the Women's Army Corps, boarded a bus for Washington, North Carolina, 
on leave from Fort Dix to visit her parents.
  It was a long trip, so she took the most comfortable seat she could 
find. However, the bus driver demanded Ms. Evans give up her seat. When 
she refused, the police took her into custody where she spent 13 hours 
in jail in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, and paid a $25 fine for 
disorderly conduct.
  I recently introduced a bill that would honor Sarah Keys Evans with a 
Congressional Gold Medal, an honor she is more than deserving of. 
Indeed, she is a trailblazer, and this is a significant part of not 
only women's history but American history.

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