Tampa honors its ‘Rosa Parks’ who fought for her seat 36 years before Civil Rights Movement

Long before the Montgomery bus boycott made Rosa Parks a household name, a 23-year-old laundress in Tampa named Hattie Wright staged her own act of defiance on a streetcar—a move that would ...

City leaders honor "Tampa's Rosa Parks" with bench and sign

Wednesday, the city of Tampa held a dedication for a women and attorney that took a stand all the way back in 1919. Hattie Wright is honored for standing to defend her rights and equality.

SEPTA remembers Caroline LeCount, whose civil disobedience pushed Pennsylvania to desegregate public transit

Caroline LeCount's civil disobedience in Philadelphia led to the desegregation of public transportation in Pennsylvania.
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SEPTA honors Caroline Rebecca LeCount, a civil rights icon who helped desegregate Philly’s transit system in the 1860s

Caroline Rebecca LeCount is often likened to Rosa Parks for her efforts to desegregate public transit. More than 150 years later, SEPTA is still honoring her legacy ...