[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 17316]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             ROSA PARKS DAY

  (Ms. FUDGE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FUDGE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to applaud the State of Ohio 
as the first State to pass legislation designating December 1 as Rosa 
Parks Day. House Bill 421, introduced in 2005 by then State 
Representative Joyce Beatty, who is with us today, honors the life and 
legacy of the mother of the Civil Rights Movement.
  Ohio continues to honor Rosa Parks with an annual statewide tribute 
on December 1, and it is entitled ``The Power of One.'' This tribute, 
which is a partnership between the Ohio State University, the Ohio 
Historical Society, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission and the Central 
Ohio Transit Authority, celebrates the day when Rosa Parks took a stand 
by staying seated. It includes a children's assembly that welcomes 800 
school children to learn and be inspired by her legacy.
  I am proud to recognize the great State of Ohio for commemorating 
Rosa Parks' legacy of inspiration and courage, and our State's ongoing 
commitment to educating young people about civil rights.

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