Front of Rosa Parks Museum in Downtown Montgomery
The museum is only museum dedicated to Rosa Parks and taking you back to her life-changing moment when she decided not to give up her seat.
This building was constructed in 1998 and finished around late 2000. Rosa Parks was actually able to attend the ground breaking and the official opening.
This is the only Rosa Parks museum dedicated to her and her life so there is pride taken in trying to sustain her legacy. Every year is different, and there are people from all over visiting. It is one of Alabama’s premier tourist spots since it is located in downtown Montgomery. The renovations have made it even more appealing.
History
The new Rosa Parks Museum director, Dr. Felicia A. Bell, has only been here for two years but remembers when it first opened, “It was the Vacant Empire theater that was in disrepair. Which then was turned into a parking lot. All that was their was a historical marker stating what was significant about this area.Their have been major renovations around the area especially lately.”
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-Brandon Barker
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