Rosa Parks gave the US civil rights movement a huge boost and inspired Martin Luther King Jr.

The activist’s refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Alabama helped fuel the Civil Rights Movement. Rosa Parks smiles during a ceremony where she received the ...

On every NFTA bus, a sign now marks a seat for Rosa Parks. It was placed there on Transit Equity Day, which falls on her ...

Today, February 4, marks what would have been Rosa Parks’ 112th birthday, a moment to honor her unwavering fight for civil rights. Often recognized as part of the ‘Holy Trinity’ of Black ...

Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005); Black History Month; Civil Rights; justice and equality. Summary: On 1 December 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger, contravening ...

On Dec. 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks was arrested after refusing to move to the back of a bus to accommodate a white passenger Today we celebrate the life of Rosa Parks. The late ...

The life-sized bronze sculpture of the congressman joins statues of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks in the Equal Justice Initiative's Legacy Plaza in Montgomery Julia Binswanger William "W.R ...

Gov. Kim Driscoll said about Parks in a statement Tuesday. “Her actions sparked a revolution that put a long-overdue end to segregation in our country. Every day, we work to honor Rosa Parks ...

The first Rosa Parks Day in Massachusetts was celebrated Tuesday evening at the Bulfinch Meetinghouse, providing a dose of comfort during a time of great political turmoil that centers ...

Themes: Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005); Black History Month; Civil Rights; justice and equality. The video clip is a dramatisation of Rosa Parks' bus journey on 1 December 1955 in the town of Montgomery ...