After being named "Miss Crown City" in 1957, Joan Williams was promised a seat on a float in the following Tournament of Roses Parade — but she wouldn't get to claim her prize until 56 years later because of the color of her skin.
On Thursday, Williams, now 82, waved to a crowd of 700,000 people lining the parade route in Pasadena, California, as her float led the procession.
#inspiringstory: Float carrying a black woman denied chance to ride in the parade in the 1950s leads the #RoseParade http://ift.tt/1rHyvMG
— Frank Girardot (@FrankGirardot) January 1, 2015
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