Rosa Parks Day

Rosa Parks Day
Rosa Parks
Observed by	United States, (Ohio and California)
Type	Local
Date	February 4 or December 1

Rosa Parks Day is an American holiday celebrated on February 4 or December 1 in honor of the civil rights leader Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks Day was created by the California State Legislature and first celebrated February 4, 2000. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/99-00/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/acr_116_bill_20000204_chaptered.html The holiday was first designated in the U.S. state of Ohio championed by Joyce Beatty, advocate who helped Ohio's legislation pass to honor the late leader.^[1] This is further celebrated by the Columbus Ohio bus system (COTA) with a special tribute to the late leader.^[2] Additionally, the 12th Annual Rosa Parks Day in California, Monday, February 6, 2012 at the California State Capitol will serve as the kick-off event for National Rosa Parks Centennial Celebrations throughout the nation leading toward a Grand Gala Event, planned for Monday, February 4, 2013, in our National Statuary Hall, Washington D.C. featuring Chocolate, Wine, Roses and Vegeterian "Soul Food" Cuisine in honor of our National Treasure, Rosa Louise McCauley Parks.

See also

• Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• Susan B. Anthony Day

External references

1. ^ Ohio's Rosa Parks Day Placed into National Congressional Record, http://outreach.osu.edu/rp.php 
2. ^ COTA’s Rosa Parks Day, http://cityyearcolumbus.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/cotas-rosa-parks-day/