Rosa Parks Day is celebrated every year on December 1 to honor the Alabama native and civil rights icon. This year, Huntsville Transit will offer free bus rides on fixed routes from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Sunday will mark the 69th anniversary of Rosa Parks' act of peaceful defiance. Monday, the city transit service will offer free bus rides in her honor.

Rosa Parks Day serves as a reminder of the importance of standing up against injustice, no matter how daunting the odds may seem.

Huntsville Transit buses will run with a reserved seat Dec. 2 to mark Rosa Parks Day. The day commemorates Parks’ refusal to give up her seat on one of Montgomery’s segregated buses Dec. 1, 1955, after the section reserved for white riders filled up.

The City of Huntsville and Huntsville Transit is offering free rides on Monday, Dec. 2, to honor the legacy of civil rights icon Rosa Parks.