[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 203 (Monday, December 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H6803]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF 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 to pay special 
tribute to the remarkable life and legacy of Ms. Sarah Keys Evans. Her 
courage left an unforgettable mark on our Nation's history.
  On August 1, 1952, 3 years before Rosa Parks, Ms. Keys, who was a 
private in the Women's Army Corps, refused to give up her seat on a bus 
in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, leading to the landmark case of 
Sarah Keys v. Carolina Coach Company.
  Her stand against discrimination helped ignite the civil rights 
movement.
  This past November, at the age of 94, Ms. Sarah Keys Evans passed, 
leaving us reflecting on her enduring impact on humanity.
  Let us honor Ms. Sarah Keys Evans by continuously striving for a 
nation where opportunity for all flourishes.

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