How The Henry Ford Museum Found And Restored The Bus Rosa Parks Was Arrested For Riding
When Rosa Parks refused to move from her bus seat to give it to a white passenger on December 1, 1955, police in Montgomery, ...
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Proposed legislation to create new federal holiday to honor Rosa Parks
There's a new effort to create a federal holiday in honor of Rosa Parks. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell held a news conference ...
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Civil rights icon Rosa Parks born in Tuskegee, Alabama
Rosa Parks is known for being a civil rights icon. But did you know that she was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on Feb. 4, 1913?
Who was Rosa Parks? Meet the woman who changed the course of history
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.
Lawmakers call for Rosa Parks holiday
“Not a single federal holiday honors a woman,” said U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio.). Beatty said designating Dec. 1 as Rosa ...
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5 Things History Books Didn't Tell Us About Rosa Parks' Famous Arrest
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 ...
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Rosa Parks: Icon of US civil rights movement
She stood up for her rights by staying seated: Rosa Parks gave the US civil rights movement a huge boost and inspired Martin Luther King Jr. And it was the year that two white men brutally ...