Honoring Rosa Parks: MCTS will keep a seat open, headlights shining on Thursday
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) will keep a seat open and the headlights shining on its entire fleet on Thursday, December 1st. It a way to pay tribute and honor the life of Rosa Parks and her contribution to equal rights.
Parks was arrested after refusing to give up her seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 1, 1955. Her act of civil disobedience led to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that outlawed segregation on public transportation.
Every bus in the MCTS fleet will have a seat reserved in honor of Rosa Parks. The sign features a picture of her on the bus and one of her famous quotes:
"My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work."