Honoring Rosa Parks: A Dedication Ceremony Overview

Who introduced the event and highlighted the significance of dedicating a statue to Rosa Parks?

• Mitch McConnell

• James Clyburn

• Nancy Pelosi

• John Boehner

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What is the significance of the statue dedicated to Rosa Parks?

• First statue of an African-American man in the Capitol

• First statue of an African-American woman in the Capitol

• First statue of a civil rights leader in the Capitol

• First statue of a woman in the Capitol

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Who gave the invocation during the ceremony?

• Nancy Pelosi

• James Clyburn

• Reverend Patrick Conroy

• Chaplain Barry Black

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What song was sung by the United States Army Chorus during the event?

• We Shall Overcome

• God Bless America

• Lift Every Voice and Sing

• Amazing Grace

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Which representative referred to Rosa Parks as the 'first lady of civil rights'?

• James Clyburn

• Nancy Pelosi

• John Boehner

• Mitch McConnell

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Who mentioned that Rosa Parks was the first woman to lie in state in the Rotunda of the Capitol?

• Mitch McConnell

• John Boehner

• Nancy Pelosi

• James Clyburn

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Which senator emphasized Rosa Parks' role in uniting the spirit of America with the form of government outlined in the Constitution?

• Harry Reid

• Nancy Pelosi

• James Clyburn

• Mitch McConnell

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Who shared a story about a young boy asking to feel the President's hair?

• James Clyburn

• Mitch McConnell

• Harry Reid

• John Boehner

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What did the President emphasize about Rosa Parks' impact on America?

• Her financial contributions

• Her political career

• Her speeches in the Senate

• Her life of activism and dignity

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What did the President say Rosa Parks' singular act of disobedience launched?

• A movement

• A national holiday

• A political campaign

• A new law

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