In December 1955, Rosa Parks’ refusal ... Decades would pass before Parks’ role in the boycott made her a respected figure across the country. Between the bus boycott and widespread ...

At the 60th anniversary of the brave bus ride of Rosa Parks in Birmingham, Ala., some have said her case marked the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement in this country. I beg to differ.

Mineola Dozier Smith, 94, was on the bus the day Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat ... most respectful ladies I’ve ever known,” Smith said before referencing the second-class treatment ...

Rosa Parks was a lifelong activist ... another door as was required), the driver forced her off the bus and pulled away before she could re-board. Blake was driving the bus Parks boarded on ...

That woman was Rosa Parks, whose act of defiance ... as she had done many times before, following the customary rules of the ...

“Part of my thinking about Rosa Parks is that this was ... to give up her seat on the Montgomery bus because she was physically weak or had tired feet. Before her arrest, Parks was active ...

"I'm a part of the Montgomery bus boycott story," she said. "Nine months before Rosa Parks was arrested, I was arrested for the same thing," she said. She was in handcuffs, at 15 years old ...

She worked to promote civil rights before the Montgomery bus ... led onto the start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Some people, such as Rosa Parks, lost their job for supporting the boycott.