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Plans are being made to install a statue art installation in honor o f Rosa Parks at Peninsula Park,
located along Rosa Parks Way in north Portland.
In Honor of Rosa Parks
ENEECEAINMENE
pages 13-15
by M indy O xjper
fe rre d to a s th e ‘m o th e r o f th e fre e
e x p e rie n c e d o n p u b lic tra n s p o rta tio n
T he P ortland O bserver
d o m m o v e m e n t’, in h o p e s to in sp ire
is d u e to R o s a P a r k ’s b ra v e ry .
In h o n o r o f th e c iv il rig h ts ac tiv ist
R o s a P a rk s, b e s t k n o w n fo r re fu sin g
C areer E ducation
C lassifieds
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pages 18-19
th e c o m m u n ity o f w h a t it m e a n s to
ta k e a s ta n d fo r ju s tic e .
“ I th in k a sta tu e w ill e n a b le fo lk s to
k n o w w h a t a w o n d e rfu l p o s itio n sh e
to g iv e u p h e r se a t o n a b u s in A la
“T h is is im p o rta n t to o u r c o m m u
to o k a n d h o w m u c h it im p a c te d all o f
b a m a b e c a u s e o f th e c o lo r o f h e r sk in ,
n ity b e c a u s e th e re a re a lo t o f u s w h o
o u r liv e s ,” sh e said . “ N o t ju s t A fric a n
th e c ity w ill fu n d a sta tu e a rt in sta lla
w o u ld n o t h a v e th e fre e d o m th a t w e
A m e ric a n s , b u t all o th e rs , b y b e in g
tio n a t P e n in su la P a rk to b e fin ish e d
h a v e to d a y if n o t fo r h e r re fu s in g to
c o u r a g e o u s a n d s ta n d in g a g a in s t
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g iv e u p h e r se a t a n d h a v in g A fric a n
in ju s tic e .”
A p la n n in g c o m m itte e , m a d e u p o f
A m e ric a n s b e s e c o n d c la s s c itiz e n s ,”
T h e c o m m itte e p la n s to e re c t the
e ig h t in d iv id u a ls fro m d iffe re n t w a lk s
sa id V e ra P o o l, a m e m b e r o f th e p la n
sta tu e w h e re P e n in su la P a rk in ter-
o f life, h a s b e g u n ta k in g strid e s to
n in g c o m m itte e .
e re c t th e s ta tu e o f P a rk s, o fte n re-
A c c o rd in g to P o o l, th e fre e d o m
continued
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