Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A statue of Rosa Parks A statue of civil rights activist Rosa Parks is unveiled outside of the Alabama State Capitol on Oct. 27, ...

Statues of civil rights activist Rosa Parks and disability rights activist Helen Keller were unveiled at the Alabama State Capitol on Friday, making them the first Alabama women to be honored there.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Statues of Rosa Parks and Helen Keller, pivotal figures who fought for justice and inspired change across the world, were unveiled Friday on the grounds of the Alabama Capitol.

A state committee working to put up statues of Rosa Parks and Helen Keller on the grounds of the Alabama State Capitol will solicit entries through early January, hoping to have them in place next ...

The statue will also become the first monument of a woman on the Alabama State Capitol lawn. The legacy of Rosa Parks will be forever remembered with a statue in the Alabama State Capitol in ...

People view a newly unveiled statue of Rosa Parks on the grounds of the Alabama State Capitol, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Statues of ...

The monuments honoring the Alabama natives whose advocacy helped dismantle racial segregation and promoted the rights of people with disabilities are the first statues of women to be installed on the ...