Kerry Washington recreates Rosa Parks mugshot: 'She took that seat in order to take a stand'
dailymail.co.ukKerry Washington paid tribute to late civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks in recreating a February 1956 mugshot of Parks after her arrest in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.'Back with some more #BlackHERstory!
This time celebrating THE Rosa Parks,' the 45-year-old star said in the caption of Parks, who was famously arrested December 1, 1955 after refusing to relinquish her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama.In a side-by-side shot, Washington donned a grey patterned coat over a white button-up top with glasses and her hair parted and braided.
She held up a sign reading '7053,' which was the booking number authorities assigned her in the wake of her arrest at the boycott.
The latest:Kerry Washington, 45, paid tribute to late civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks in recreating a February 1956 mugshot of Parks after her arrest in the Montgomery Bus BoycottIn the post, the Emmy-winning actress noted the tireless efforts Parks put forth prior to becoming a famed American icon for her actions on the bus.'A lot of people think that Rosa’s activism started with her refusing to give up her seat on the bus,' said the Little Fires Everywhere star. 'But she lived a life of activism long before that.
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