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    Rosa Parks statue unveiled

    President Barack Obama and congressional leaders unveiled a full-length statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks in the Capitol on Feb. 27, paying tribute to a figure whose name became synonymous with courage in the face of injustice.

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    1. U.S. President Barack Obama and officials applaud after the unveiling of the Rosa Parks statue in the U.S. Capitol in Washington
    2. Senate Minority Leader McConnell and Senate Majority Leader Reid look on at the Rosa Parks statue unveiling in Washington
    3. U.S. President Obama stands for national anthem during the unveiling ceremony for the Rosa Parks statue, in the U.S. Capitol in Washington
    4. John Boehner wipes tears from his eyes during the unveiling ceremony for the Rosa Parks statue in the U.S. Capitol in Washington
    5. John Boehner and Nancy Pelosi listen to Obama as he delivers remarks during the unveiling of a statue in honor of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol in Washington
    6. A state of civil rights activist Rosa Parks is pictured after its unveiling in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol in Washington
    7. Obama speaks during the unveiling ceremony for the Rosa Parks statue in the U.S. Capitol in Washington
    8. President Barack Obama speaks in the Capitol Rotunda on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, during the unveiling of a statue of Rosa Parks, second from left. (AP Photo/Charles Dharap
    9. Obama shares a moment with Terrell Anderson at the unveiling of a statue in honor of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol in Washington
    10. Obama shakes hands with John Boehner as they participate in the unveiling of a statue in honor of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol in Washington
    11. In a June 15, 1999 file photo Rosa Parks smiles during a Capitol Hill ceremony where Parks was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal in Washington. Parks will become the first black woman to be
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