The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) unveiled a statue of famed Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks at Legacy Plaza in Montgomery on Wednesday morning.
This was the first of three statues to be installed in the future, with statues of Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis to follow.
The Rosa Parks statue was created by Basil Watson from Atlanta.
“This Black History month, on Valentine’s Day, there are many of us who want to express our love, appreciation, and gratitude to Mrs. Rosa Parks, whose extraordinary leadership inspired the whole world,” said EJI Director Bryan Stevenson on eji.com.
“As someone who had the privilege of spending time with Mrs. Parks, I can affirm that she had the kind of power and conviction that could absolutely change the world. We are thrilled to honor her at Legacy Plaza.”
Southern Youth Leadership Development Institute Founder Doris Crenshaw attended the unveiling along with Georgette Norman, former director of the Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery; and Dr. Tommie Tonea Stewart, Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Alabama State University.
Legacy Plaza is located across from Legacy Museum in downtown Montgomery.
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