Rosa Parks
why she deserves a national holiday
Reasons
- Would be the first Women to receive a national holiday
- Encouraged people to stand up for their freedom
- 1st woman to be a civil rights leader

“The world knows of Rosa Parks because of a single, simple act of dignity and courage that struck a lethal blow to the foundations of legal bigotry”
- Bill Clinton

“All Americans are indebted to Rosa Parks for her fearless courage and determination that led to the Montgomery Bus boycotts and the nonviolent mass-action movement for racial justice that transformed America.”
- Marc Morial
