Janice Hahn: “58 years ago a woman named Rosa Parks took a seat on a bus in Montgomery and refused to give it up. Tomorrow Rosa Parks…”

“58 years ago a woman named Rosa Parks took a seat on a bus in Montgomery and refused to give it up. Tomorrow Rosa Parks will take her place in the Halls of the United States Capitol when her statue joins other great American women like Helen Keller and Sojourner Truth, who stand sentinel over average citizens and Members of Congress alike in this hallowed place, reminding us of the quality of courage and the humble face of justice. I'm proud to welcome fellow San Pedran Eugene Daub, the talented artist and sculptor who created this magnificent statue, to the Nation's Capitol. San Pedro is a community for artists in Los Angeles. It means a lot to San Pedro that a member of our own community was chosen to commemorate the woman whose quiet dignity and defiance inspired a nation to stand up against the daily injustice of Jim Crow. What an honor for Mr. Daub and the entire San Pedro artist community. Rosa Parks would have been 100 years old this year, but I know that this is only the first century that we will be inspired by her example and this statue. ____________________”