US lawmakers push for federal holiday honoring Rosa Parks on the anniversary of her arrest Share Updated: 12:44 PM EST Dec 1, 2023 Infinite Scroll Enabled ...

FILE - Rosa Parks is fingerprinted by police Lt. D.H. Lackey in Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 22, 1956, two months after refusing to give up her seat on a bus for a white passenger on Dec. 1, 1955.

Nov 30, 2023 Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) are continuing efforts to make Rosa Parks Day a federal holiday to commemorate her arrest on Dec. 1, 1955.

It would also establish the first federal holiday honoring a woman, according to the lawmakers. "By simply refusing to give up her seat, Rosa Parks stood up for the values that this nation holds dear.

Updated: 11:44 AM CST Dec 1, 2023 Rikki Klaus, CNN US lawmakers push for federal holiday honoring Rosa Parks on the anniversary of her arrest Updated: 11:44 AM CST Dec 1, 2023 ...

It would also establish the first federal holiday honoring a woman, according to the lawmakers. "By simply refusing to give up her seat, Rosa Parks stood up for the values that this nation holds dear.