environmental problems. progress. progressive and progress in ensuring human rights and resolving other humanitarian issues. tobias may. the coming year of 1988 become an important milestone as we move down that road. in concluding this new year address to the people of the united states of america. i wish peace, happiness and joy to every american family. happy new year to all of well, good afternoon. thank you all for your patience. as we ve been trying to get some of these kinks worked out. um, welcome to the rosa parks. my name is donna beisel. i am the interim director of the museum and we are honored to have all of you here today as we the 67th anniversary of mrs. parks arrest on the evening of december 1st, 1955, her brave act of that quiet, deliberate, defiant, no in the face of the unfair and unjust practice of jim crow segregation sparked what would become the montgomery bus boycott and the civil rights. as we commemorate courage of mrs. parks and so many other men