On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery Alabama, Rosa Parks, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white person, in defiance of Jim Crow segregation laws. This event helped spark the Montgomery bus boycott and the civil rights movement which would revolutionize rights for Black Americans.

December 1, 1955 is the day when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery Alabama to a man, in defiance of Jim Crow segregation laws. On Sunday, Knoxville Area Transit honored Parks by reserving a seat for her on each bus with a sign discussing her impact along with a bow.

In honor of the 69th anniversary of Rosa Parks refusing to leave her seat on the bus, KAT remembers her with a plaque on every bus.

The City of Tyler said that each Tyler Transit bus will have an honorary reserved seat on Monday for Rosa Parks Day. Visit this article to learn more: KETK/FOX51 News covers East Texas, bringing you the latest local stories,