{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://beatty.house.gov/media-center/announcements/congresswoman-beatty-marks-rosa-parks-day", "Congresswoman Beatty Marks Rosa Parks Day", "2017-12-01", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Joyce Beatty", "B001281", "beatty.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congresswoman Beatty Marks Rosa Parks Day \nHolds Community Leaders Forum on \u201cThe Power of One: We Are Walking In It\u201d \nOn December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, an Alabama seamstress, refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated Montgomery, Alabama bus. Her defiance and subsequent jailing sparked the peaceful, 381-day Montgomery Bus Boycott that eventually led to the complete desegregation of our nation\u2019s public transportation system.\n\u201cRosa Parks forever changed the world\u2014she epitomized the \u2018Power of One,\u2019\u201d Beatty said. \u201cHer life and actions on that historic December day inspired me and so many Americans\u2014not to mention people across the world\u2014to stand up for what is right and just.\u201d Beatty continued, \u201cIt is our collective responsibility to honor Rosa Parks and the Power of One. Today, and always, we are walking in it.\"\nThough small in stature, Parks became an enormous figure in the Civil Rights Movement, working alongside Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others to extend civil rights, greater freedom and opportunities for all Americans. Soon after, Parks earned the title: \u201cMother of the Civil Rights Movement.\u201d\n50 years later, in 2005, U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), then-State Representative of the Ohio General Assembly, spearheaded legislation to designate December 1st as \u201cRosa Parks Day\u201d in the State of Ohio\u2014making the Buckeye State the first in the nation to formally recognize the Civil Rights icon. Since that time, Ohioans from all walks of life, join together annually to honor Parks and reflect on the \u201cPower of One\u201d individual to make a difference in the lives of others.\nThis year, marks the 13th Annual Statewide Tribute to Rosa Parks. The theme is \u201cThe Power of One: We Are Walking In It.\u201d Coinciding with this year\u2019s Statewide Tribute, Congresswoman Beatty is hosting a Community Leaders Forum that will bring local, national and civil rights leaders together for an important discussion on the power of diversity, inclusion and community, and their importance to the legislative work of the 115th Congress.\nFor more information on the Community Leaders Forum, please visit Congresswoman Beatty\u2019s events page.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://beatty.house.gov/media-center/announcements/congresswoman-beatty-marks-rosa-parks-day"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.7205649055540562, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}