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Alabama Unveils Statues Honoring Rosa Parks and Helen Keller

10/24/2025

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On October 24, 2025, the Alabama Capitol in Montgomery unveiled statues of Rosa Parks and Helen Keller, the first female representations there.
The Alabama Women’s Tribute Statue Commission organized the unveiling to honor influential women.
Rosa Parks is honored as the mother of the modern civil rights movement for her 1955 bus seat refusal.
Helen Keller, who became deaf and blind, advocated for rights and wrote 12 books.

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Story summary

On October 24, 2025, the Alabama Capitol in Montgomery unveiled statues of Rosa Parks and Helen Keller, the first female representations there.
The Alabama Women’s Tribute Statue Commission organized the unveiling to honor influential women.
Rosa Parks is honored as the mother of the modern civil rights movement for her 1955 bus seat refusal.
Helen Keller, who became deaf and blind, advocated for rights and wrote 12 books.