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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Governor Maura Healey has officially designated Feb. 4 as the first Rosa Parks Day in Massachusetts.
The date falls on Park’s birthday. She would have turned 112 years old on Tuesday.
Healey signed an act to make Feb. 4 Rosa Parks Day in Massachusetts last year, and has now officially recognized the day for the first time.
“In a courageous act of protest 70 years ago, Rosa Parks made a choice that changed the course of our nation’s history and inspired a movement that coined her ‘Mother of the Civil Rights Movement,’ said Governor Maura Healey.
“We are proud to officially recognize Rosa Parks Day in Massachusetts to honor her legacy and remind ourselves of the obligation we have to protect the rights and freedoms of all of our residents.”