En español | Since that infamous bus ride on Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks’ story has been told many times, but rarely in her own words. Here are quotes from Parks throughout the years that speak to the ...
Many have heard a simplified version of the Rosa Parks story, as an isolated incident in which she refused to give up her seat because she was tired, ultimately resulting in bus desegregation. In ...
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) is honoring Rosa Parks for the ninth year in a row by keeping a seat open on every bus in the fleet ... with Parks’ photo, paying tribute ...
TriMet will once again waive bus and MAX train fares for an entire day next week in honor of celebrated civil rights leader ...
A city bus rolls through Southeast Michigan this December, its exterior transformed into a vivid tribute to Rosa Parks, who turned a simple bus ride into a defining moment of the Civil Rights Movement ...
Rev. Brendolyn Jenkins- Boseman with Hudson Memorial CME Church said, “When we talk about Rosa Parks, we generally talk about the bus rides and ... encouraged to take photos, tag them, and ...
When audiences came to see the play “Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott” last Saturday at the New Hazlett Theater on the North Side, they saw a lot more than a recap of a familiar historical ...
African-Americans had wilfully violated the segregation of public transport before Rosa ... Parks, even in her hometown of Montgomery, Alabama, where 15-year-old Claudette Colvin was arrested nine ...