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The seat reserved for Rosa Parks on the trolley. Photo credit: Emily Leopard-Davis/AL DÍA News

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Black History Month at SEPTA

SEPTA starts BHM by celebrating Rosa Parks and others.

February 6th, 2023

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Two photos side by side. On the left is a statue made of bronze, depicting Martin Luther King Jr.'s arms around Coretta Scott King's shoulders, with only the arms sculpted. On the right is a black and white photograph of the two embracing.

Heritage and History

MLK Jr. monument unveiled

January 16th, 2023

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Bill Russell, Boston Celtics legend and civil rights activist. Photo: Sam Forencich/NBAE via Getty Images.

Heritage and History

Rest in Power to a Champion

July 31st, 2022

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Margaret Howard Taylor speaks on her journey during the first event of SEPTA's new Living History Program. Photo: Jensen Toussaint/AL DÍA News.

A fight for civil rights

July 5th, 2022

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Pictured from left to right: Hunter, Richards, Boose, and Givhan on the Route 38 bus with Rosa Park's cutout. Photo credit: Emily Leopard-Davis/AL DÍA News

SEPTA honors Rosa Parks

February 3rd, 2022

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Photo: Everett Collection Historical

Tills get posthumous honors

January 12th, 2022

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Civil rights activist Hazel Dukes Photo: nydailynews.com

Heritage and History

Hazel Dukes: A Pioneer

August 26th, 2020

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Take Stock Photo of Maria Varela, organizer, educator, writer, photographer during the 1960s.

Civil Rights Photographer

February 12th, 2020

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El Centro Memorial Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (CMMLK), La Habana (Cuba). "Surge de un proceso iniciado en 1971 por la Iglesia Bautista Ebenezer, municipio Marianao en la Ciudad de La Habana. Fue fundado el 25 de abril de 1987 como un simple tributo a la memoria del pastor bautista negro y luchador por los derechos civiles en los Estados Unidos, asesinado el 4 de abril de 1968." Fuente: http://peace.maripo.com/

Is also a Latino dream

January 15th, 2018