Akron street named in honor of Rosa Parks
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Since Rosa Parks' death in 2005, Ophelia Averitt, president of the Akron chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, has urged city officials to honor the civil-rights leader.
Averitt got her wish Wednesday morning, when she and other city leaders dedicated Rosa Parks Drive, a road across from the bus terminal in downtown Akron.
''Isn't this a great day?'' Averitt asked after the street sign that will sit at Rosa Parks Drive and High Street was unveiled.
Averitt got her wish Wednesday morning, when she and other city leaders dedicated Rosa Parks Drive, a road across from the bus terminal in downtown Akron.
''Isn't this a great day?'' Averitt asked after the street sign that will sit at Rosa Parks Drive and High Street was unveiled.
