Statues of civil rights activist Rosa Parks and disability rights activist Helen Keller were unveiled at the Alabama State Capitol on Friday, making them the first Alabama women to be honored there.

The seated statue of Rosa Parks is the first of three monuments at the Legacy Plaza honoring civil rights leaders. Alabama’s Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) immortalized civil rights icon Rosa Parks ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. State leaders are paying tribute to two historical figures in Alabama's history.