In 1955, Rosa Parks made civil rights history in the US when she refused to give up her seat on the bus. Segregation laws in ...

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks (1913–2005), a 42-year-old African American woman, boarded a bus to return home. She was working as a seamstress in Montgomery, Alabama. At the time, seating in ...

In the segregated South, African Americans were denied equality in the workplace, a chance for a decent education and the right to visit restaurants and use restrooms that white people also used. In ...

Rice University professor Douglas Brinkley considers Dec. 1, 1955, one of the most significant days in American history. He ...

It's been 70 years since Rosa Parks made the brave decision to stay seated onboard a Montgomery bus. Parks' refusal sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which led to the end of bus segregation and ...

LANSING — Civil rights icon Rosa Parks’ legacy was on display in downtown Lansing on Feb. 4, as the Capital Area Transportation Authority showcased its Rosa Parks Tribute Bus in front of the state ...

ALL THIS MONTH. WVTM 13 PROJECT COMMUNITY RECOGNIZES ALABAMIANS WHO BROKE BARRIERS AND RAISED THE BAR FOR EVERYONE. PEOPLE LIKE ROSA PARKS, BORN IN TUSKEGEE, ALABAMA, ON FEBRUARY 4TH, 1913 AND LATER ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Monday, Dec. 1, at 6:06 p.m. will mark exactly 70 years to the minute that Rosa Parks made the historic decision to refuse to give up her bus seat to a white man. Her quiet ...

Rosa Parks' refusal to move to the back of a bus touched off the Montgomery bus boycott and the beginning of the civil rights movement in Alabama. Dallas Area Rapid Transit on Monday commemorated her ...

SHREVEPORT, La. — Seventy years ago today, Rosa Parks sat on a Montgomery bus in protest of segregation, sparking a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement. On Friday, the MLK Neighborhood ...