Obama sits in Rosa Parks' famous bus seat

VIDEO - President Obama recently visited the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. While there, he sat on the bus that Rosa Parks made famous by refusing to sit in the back because she was African-American...

TheGrio Staff

Apr 20, 2012

President Obama recently visited the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. While there, he sat on the bus that Rosa Parks made famous by refusing to be made to sit in the back because she was African-American. Obama’s reason for paying homage to Parks was to “ponder the courage and tenacity that is part of our recent history.”

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