Statement by President Obama on the 55th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2010.  

Fifty-five years ago, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus – an act that challenged the moral conscience of an entire nation.  The Montgomery Bus Boycott marked a turning point in American history – the moment where we began the march toward the Civil Rights Movement and the eventual outlawing of racial segregation and discrimination.  Rosa Parks and the many other leaders and foot soldiers in that…