Civil rights activist Rosa Parks received an Ellis Island Medal of Honor on Ellis Island, N.Y., Oct. 28, 1986. She is one among 80 recipients who received the award for their contributions to the nation's heritage of ethnic diversity. (AP Photo)
News of Rosa Parks having a monument placed in the National Mall is reason to rejoice. But it also begs the question of what other Civil Rights icons should be immortalized in the nation’s capitol. Who do you think should have next? [Be sure to read more about Rosa Parks’ monument on page 14 of the latest issue of JET, featuring Fantasia on the cover].
