In Montgomery, Alabama, city officials have unveiled a historical marker in honor of the 60th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ arrest on a public bus on December 1, 1955, which kicked off the historic bus boycotts protesting segregation. At Tuesday’s ceremony commemorating Rosa Parks, acclaimed actress and professor Tommie Tonea Stewart spoke out.

Tommie Tonea Stewart: “Remember, it wasn’t just riding the bus. It was the water fountains. It was the right to vote. It was equal education. It was equal job opportunity. It was judging you not by the color of your skin, but the content of your character. It was not about individual persons, it was about all people. Justice started right here in Montgomery, Alabama.”

The new marker dedicated to Rosa Parks replaces a dual-sided sign which was dedicated to Rosa Parks on one side and country music star Hank Williams on the other.