Tag: Rosa Parks
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RTD offers free rides Wednesday to mark Transit Equity Day, honor Rosa Parks
The Regional Transportation District will offer zero-fare service across all bus, rail, FlexRide, Access-a-Ride and Access-on-Demand services on Wednesday, allowing riders to travel at no cost to observe Transit Equity Day and honor civil rights icon Rosa Parks. The agency is installing commemorative seat signage on buses systemwide to recognize Parks’ legacy in advancing transit…
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Rosa Parks honored by the Regional Transportation District with free fares on Tuesday
Rosa Parks refused to sit in the back of a segregated public bus in Montgomery, Alabama, on Dec. 1, 1955, triggering a wave of protests challenging racial segregation of Black Americans that pervaded the country, eventually resulting in the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Regional Transportation District will celebrate Parks’ pivotal…