When we think of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, many iconic figures come to mind: Martin Luther King Jr., ...
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks’ refusal to surrender her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, AL, sparked the Civil Rights Movement. While Parks became an icon, the lesser-known heroes of ...
In March 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks defied segregation laws by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin did exactly ...
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 house is on display in Naples as part of an exhibition called Almost Home - The Rosa Parks ... In 1955 Parks refused to give up her seat on a racially segregated bus in Alabama - a key moment ...