As a young woman, Rosa moved to Montgomery, Alabama, to live with her husband, Raymond Parks. Raymond was a barber and an active member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored ...

Rosa McCauley became Rosa Parks when she married Raymond Parks in 1932. He encourage d her to finish her high school education. She did the following year. She was one of only 7 per cent of black ...

The Library of Congress recently posted a photo from its collection that at first glance might seem unlikely to cause a stir: a brief, handwritten recipe on the back of a yellowed envelope with a ...

Both Raymond and Rosa Parks participated in NAACP programs, where Rosa served as secretary and youth leader of the local branch. Rosa’s 1955 arrest sparked a wave of protests and the Montgomery bus ...

McCauley married Raymond Parks in 1932. They lived in Montgomery, Alabama’s capital city. They were both active in the Civil Rights Movement, with Rosa Parks volunteering as a secretary for the ...

Parks wanted people to see her mementos and learn from her life, said Elaine Steele, a longtime friend who heads the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development, a foundation Parks co ...

To honor and celebrate the legacy of civil rights icon Rosa Parks, the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) said it will offer free rides across all of its ...