"As we mark the 100th anniversary of Rosa Parks' birth, we celebrate the life of a genuine American hero and remind ourselves that although the principle of equality has always been self-evident ...

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — A Detroit-area museum is planning a celebration in honor of the 100th anniversary of civil rights icon Rosa Parks' birth. The Henry Ford in Dearborn is set to welcome ...

The mural-wrapped bus celebrates Transit Equity Day on the 111th anniversary of Parks’ birth. SEED Fort Wayne, a nonprofit community redevelopment organization, sponsored the bus’s wrap, and ...

Parks was a passenger on a crowded Cleveland Avenue bus on Dec. 1, 1955, when she refused an order by a white bus driver to give her seat up to a white passenger who had entered the crowded bus.

The stamp ceremony was part of a 12-hour event at the Henry Ford historical area to mark the 100th anniversary of Parks' birth. It also featured speeches and live music.