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| http://ebjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-eddie-bernice-johnson-celebrates-the-60th-anniversary-of | Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson Celebrates the 60th Anniversary of Rosa Parks Heroic Act | 2015-12-01 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Democrat | House | TX | Eddie Johnson | J000126 | ebjohnson.house.gov | legacy | Washington, DC - (Tuesday, December 1, 2015) - Today, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson released the following statement recognizing the 60th anniversary of Rosa Parks refusal to give up her seat, a move that sparked the Montgomery bus boycott. Sixty years ago today, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama. This single act unwittingly helped build the foundation for a nationwide movement to end the discriminatory policies of segregation. Since her heroic act, this country has come a long way in improving race relations and working towards granting all Americans equal rights and justice under the law. Rosa Parks powerful example has provided a transformative blueprint for civil rights movements around the world. Congresswoman Johnson commemorated this anniversary by serving as the keynote speaker at Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) ceremony that installed two honorary plaques at DARTs Rosa Parks Plaza in Downtown Dallas. As part of the celebration, the front seat of more than 500 DART buses will be reserved today, in honor of the 60th anniversary. A sign will be displayed to remind all passengers of Rosa Parks decision to take a stand by taking a seat. ### U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson is the ranking member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the highest-ranking Texan on the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure. She represents the 30th Congressional District of Texas, which includes Downtown Dallas, Fair Park, Kessler Park, Old East Dallas, Pleasant Grove, South Dallas & South Oak Cliff; all of Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, Hutchins, Lancaster & Wilmer and parts of Ferris, Glenn Heights, South Grand Prairie, Oak Lawn, Ovilla, Uptown/Victory Park and West Dallas. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |