Amid the anti-war chorus, some of which have changed from alto to soprano and visa-verse, on the 50th anniversary of the birth of the civil rights movement, Bush calls on Congress to renew the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and also to including a statute of Rosa Parks in Statuary Hall.
Because you probably won't see it mentioned elsewhere. . .
On the 50th anniversary of Parks' refusal to give up to a white man her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Ala., Bush signed into law a bill directing that a statue of Parks go up in the Capitol's Statuary Hall. Parks, who died Oct. 24 at age 92, will be the first black woman represented in Statuary Hall, where many states have statues honoring notable people in their history. 
The Rev. Jesse Jackson lavishly praised Bush for committing to seeing the expiring portions of the Voting Rights Act extended. He called the president's public urging "a significant breakthrough" since he had previously declined even in private to support the renewal.
Bush Signs Bill for Rosa Parks Statute (AP).
AP - While honoring civil rights hero Rosa Parks, President Bush on Thursday delighted modern-day black leaders by calling on Congress to renew the provisions of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act that are set to expire.[Yahoo! News: Politics News]
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