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 ...

Seventy years ago, Rosa Parks refused to sit in the back of a bus, sparking the Montgomery bus boycott. Montgomery, Alabama, and other cities will commemorate the historic act of defiance Monday.

Seventy years have passed since Rosa Parks refused to surrender her seat on a Montgomery bus, and yet the country still tries to shrink her into that single moment — a tired seamstress who’d simply ...

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 ...

U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty and other central Ohio community leaders commemorated the 20-year anniversary of Ohio becoming the first state to have a day to memorialize Rosa Parks, the late Civil Rights ...

“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.” — Rosa Parks Rosa Louise (McCauley) Parks was born Tuesday, Feb. 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Ala.

Rosa Parks' quote on a made-up mind shows how moral clarity, courage and conviction can help people overcome fear.

Sam Cooke's "A Change is Gonna Come" rang out in the air on the night of Dec. 1 in downtown Montgomery as a crowd of about 40 people gathered for a unity walk at the Dexter Avenue King Memorial ...

The city of Lafayette, Louisiana, held a ceremony to honor the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' historic act of defiance. On Dec. 1, 1955, Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Alabama Capitol unveiled statues of Rosa Parks and Helen Keller —the first monuments to women on the grounds of ...

Dearborn — The Rosa Parks Scholarship Foundation celebrated 45 years on Saturday of helping students attend college, in the spirit of social justice and community service that defined the legacy of ...