Rosa Parks became a civil rights icon for refusing to give up her bus seat, but it led to personal and financial hardship for years.
When Rosa Parks refused to move from her bus seat to give it to a white passenger on December 1, 1955, police in Montgomery, Alabama arrested her. While she wasn’t the first person to use a bus sit-in ...
On Transit Equity Day, TheRide is honoring Rosa Parks by reserving a seat for her on each bus with a sign commemorating her ...
Legislation proposes Dec. 1 as Rosa Parks Day, honoring the civil rights activist who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and ...
Today, February 4, marks what would have been Rosa Parks’ 112th birthday ... igniting the 13-month Montgomery Bus Boycott that ultimately led to the Supreme Court ruling declaring segregation ...
The Montgomery Bus Boycott came in response to the 1955 arrest of Rosa Parks when she decided to sit in the whites only front ...
Rosa Parks arrives at circuit court to be arraigned in the Montgomery bus boycott on Feb. 24, 1956 in Montgomery, Ala. The boycott started on Dec. 5, 1955 when Parks was fined for refusing to move ...
Metro Denver residents can ride Regional Transportation District buses and trains for free on Tuesday as part of Transit Equity Day to honor civil rights leader Rosa Parks.
Transit Authority of River City is participating in Black History Month this February by recognizing a famous civil rights ...
WASHINGTON (7News) — February 4 marks the birthday of Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks ... bus boycott that impacted public transit and advanced the Civil Rights movement. After Parks died in ...
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?
TARC will save a seat on every bus in its fleet in remembrance of Parks and her contribution to the civil rights movement.