The former Detroit home of the late civil rights activist Rosa Parks has been approved for a local historic district ...

Rosa Parks and her husband Raymond lived in the Detroit flat from 1961 until 1988. The flat's owner sought the historic ...

Parks had just finished up at the department store where she worked as a seamstress. She walked to the bus stop and boarded ...

On December 1, 1955, civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. Now 64 years to the date, the Milwaukee Country Transit System honors the Presidential Medal ...

She was a civil rights pioneer who exposed racial injustice and embodied liberty. Her legacy defines the true spirit of July ...

Ken Burns on why the American Revolution was a "big deal in world history" 01:45. The American Revolution was one of the most ...

Although several new countries emerged from the debris of the First World War, the Imperial powers especially France and ...

Five Long Island students were among six recipients statewide of the "highest honors" designation at this year's New York ...

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Vermont becomes first U.S. territory to abolish slavery. By 1783, New Hampshire and Massachusetts had followed Vermont’s lead ...

During the Civil Rights Movement, restaurants were vital for protesters and organizers to gather. Here are some of the most ...