阿拉巴马在Capitol(Rosa Parks)和Helen Keller(Helen Keller)首度揭幕女性雕像。
Alabama unveils first women’s statues at capitol: Rosa Parks and Helen Keller.
Rosa Parks和Helen Keller的雕像将于星期五在阿拉巴马国会揭幕,
Statues of Rosa Parks and Helen Keller will be unveiled Friday at the Alabama Capitol, becoming the first women’s statues on the grounds.
Parks,一个民权偶像,在拒绝放弃她的公交座椅后,引发了1955年蒙哥马利Bus Boycott事件。
Parks, a civil rights icon, sparked the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott after refusing to give up her bus seat.
Keller生于阿拉巴马州, 克服了聋哑和失明, 成为一位著名的作者和倡导者。
Keller, born in Alabama, overcame deafness and blindness to become a celebrated author and advocate.
该项目由2017年立法授权,由阿拉巴马州妇女纪念碑委员会领导,旨在扩大国家的历史叙事范围,将雕像放在联盟纪念碑附近。
The project, authorized by 2017 legislation and led by the Alabama Women’s Monument Commission, aims to broaden the state’s historical narrative, with the statues placed near Confederate memorials.
揭幕仪式包括礼仪性演讲和公众观赏。
The unveiling includes ceremonial remarks and public viewing.