When bus number 2857 was retired and sold, employees told the buyer Roy H. Summerford it was Rosa Parks’ bus. He kept it in a field, and after he passed away, his daughter Vivian and her husband ...

Rosa Parks was actively involved in civil rights work long before the famous bus incident. She joined the NAACP in 1943. McDonalds Black History Month - 360Wise ...

Today, February 4, marks what would have been Rosa Parks’ 112th ... On December 1, 1955, Parks famously refused to move to the back of a Montgomery bus, igniting the 13-month Montgomery Bus ...

After Parks died in 2005, Metro said it refurbished a bus similar to the one she protested on, with the exterior of the bus reading "It All Started on a Bus: Rosa Parks, 1913-2005; The Mother of ...

TARC will save a seat on every bus in its fleet in remembrance of Parks and her contribution to the civil rights movement.

standing by the statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Another statue commemorates Rosa Parks, who in 1955 refused to give up her seat and move to the back of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama ...

TARC is saving a seat on every bus in its fleet to honor Rosa Parks and her contribution to the civil rights movement.Each reserved seat will feature a sign reminding passengers of how Parks ...

There’s a seat reserved for Rosa Parks on every ... previously dedicated seats to Parks on buses to celebrate her birthday, but the transit agency added them to trains this year. Parks sparked the ...

Riding TriMet, C-TRAN and Portland Streetcar will be free today in honor of Rosa Parks' Birthday. In December 1955, Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in segregated ...

BRITE Bus is marking the birthday of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, Transit Equity Day, by offering free rides along all its routes on Tuesday. Parks was born on Feb. 4, 1913. Her refusal ...