Mayor Barrett Declares Dec. 1 Rosa Parks Day

 Mayor Barrett Declares Dec. 1st Rosa Parks Day
Community Leaders Join Mayor at America's Black Holocaust Museum

Milwaukee, WI -- On December 1, 1955, Mrs. Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL, to a white man.  Because of this act of civil disobedience, a boycott of the Montgomery bus system lasted over 1-year.
 
Please join Mayor Barrett and community leaders on the 50th anniversary of this event, as he proclaims December 1, 2005,  Rosa Parks Day:
 
When:  Wednesday, November 30, 2005
1:00 p.m.
 
Where    America's Black Holocaust Museum
2233 N. 4th Street
Milwaukee, WI

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