Rosa Parks became a civil rights icon for refusing to give up her bus seat, but it led to personal and financial hardship for ...

Today is the 62nd anniversary of when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. Known as the "mother of the Civil Rights Movement" in the 1950s ...

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 ...

With a brand-new federal holiday proposal, Americans could soon have an additional day off between Thanksgiving and Christmas ...

Metro is reserving a seat on every bus and train on Tuesday to pay tribute to Rosa Parks on what would be her 112th birthday. “Her actions — refusing ...

"Rosa Parks, like many residents of Lake County today, depended on the bus for essential needs. We invite the community to honor her legacy by taking a seat dedicated in her name." ...

In this Monday, May 2, 2016, file photo, the Massachusetts state flag flies in front of Boston City Hall. The commission put together to study the racial implications of the Massachusetts state seal ...

Laketran and Geauga Transit, in partnership with the NAACP of Lake County, have continued recognizing the life and legacy of Rosa Parks — the civil rights activist who sparked the Montgomery Bus ...

Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday officially designated Feb. 4 as Rosa Parks Day in Massachusetts, on what would have been the civil rights leader’s 112th birthday.