[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 40 (Monday, March 3, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H928]
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 to honor civil 
rights trailblazer Sarah Keys Evans.
  In 1952, Private First Class Evans, in the Women's Army Corps, 
courageously refused to give up her seat on a bus in Roanoke Rapids, 
North Carolina. Her refusal took place 3\1/2\ years before Rosa Parks'.
  Evans' refusal, leading to her arrest, paved the way for a crucial 
legal victory in the case of Keys v. Carolina Coach Company.
  Sarah Keys Evans' legacy is significant in our country, which is why 
I filed legislation that would award her with the Congressional Gold 
Medal, an award that will honor her relentless spirit, reminding us 
that we must dare to create the world not as it is, but what we believe 
it should be.

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