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 ...
MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Mineola Dozier Smith closed her eyes tightly and rocked back in her chair. Slowly, the images started coming back to her — the crowded bus, the hostile driver, the quiet ...
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Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005); Black History Month; Civil Rights; justice and equality. Summary: On 1 December 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger, contravening ...
As part of an annual celebration to honor the birthday of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, regional transit agencies will offer free rides on buses, trains, and other modes of public ...
Largely recognized for her leading role in the bus boycott of 1955, Rosa Parks was an enduring activist for the Civil Rights Movement. Throughout her numerous decades of service, Parks left behind ...