John Conyers Park Quotations

the legacy of Rosa Parks is more than just a success for the civil rights movement or for African-Americans. It means it's a national honor.

For a long time people were a little bit afraid of Rosa Parks because she had created this whole new modern civil rights movement,

There are very few people who can say their actions and conduct changed the face of the nation, and Rosa Parks is one of those individuals,

We think having her body lie in honor in the Rotunda is probably the most expressive way that we in government can let everyone know that the legacy of Rosa Parks is embraced by the federal legislature, ... I must say that the bipartisan support has been excellent.

Everybody wanted to explain Rosa Parks and wanted to teach Rosa Parks, but Rosa Parks wasn't very interested in that, ... She wanted them to understand the government and to understand their rights and the Constitution that people are still trying to perfect today.