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Eugene, Oregon: Sit with Rosa Parks

You can't sit with the Rosa Parks statue in the U.S. Capitol, but you can sit with her in Eugene.

Address:
Olive St., Eugene, OR
Directions:
Downtown, on the southeast corner of W. 10th Ave. and Olive St., across from the public library.
Admission:
Free
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Rosa Parks statue.

Sit with Rosa Parks

Parking is on the opposite side of the street.

[Peggy Harmann, 05/27/2020]

On the plaque: "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement."

Sit with Rosa Parks.

Sit with Rosa Parks

Sit with Rosa Parks on the transit mall.

[Marvin Babb, 02/18/2017]

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