President Barack Obama stops to sit on bus made famous by Rosa Parks President was in Michigan for 2 fundraisers when he stopped at The Henry Ford in Dearborn to 'ponder' on historic bus
President Barack Obama on the Rosa Parks bus. Courtesy: The White House
DEARBORN, Mich. – A just-released picture by the White House shows a tender moment President Barack Obama had while in Michigan on Wednesday.
Obama was in town for two fundraisers but stopped at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn to sit inside the bus made famous by Rosa Parks.
On Dec. 1, 1955, the 42-year-old African-American Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery City bus for a white man. She was arrested and sparked a civil rights movement.
Obama said he took the time to sit in the bus to "ponder the courage and tenacity that is part of our very recent history."
"We have a lot at stake in this election ... But we have the truth on our side," he added.
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