Visitors pay their respects to civil rights heroine Rosa Parks on Monday at the Rotunda in the Capital Building. Thousands traveled and waited in long lines to witness Parks as she lay in honor. Her hearse was followed by long motorcade which included an empty 1950s era District public bus. Mourners included President Bush and members of Congress. Bush also ordered flags to be flown at half-staff yesterday in remembrance of Park's legacy. Following the memorial, her body was flown to Detroit for burial. Parks was the first woman and second African-American to be honored with a public viewing at the Rotunda.
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