MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHSV) - Exactly 70 years ago on Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was taken to jail for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man, in violation of Montgomery, Alabama’s ...

A primary school assembly framework for KS2 pupils exploring the actions of Rosa Parks, justice and equality. Suitable for ...

LANSING — Civil rights icon Rosa Parks’ legacy was on display in downtown Lansing on Feb. 4, as the Capital Area Transportation Authority showcased its Rosa Parks Tribute Bus in front of the state ...

This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today. Part 2 of our conversation with historian Jeanne Theoharis on the 70th anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott, which began days after Rosa ...

Seventy years ago, Rosa Parks refused to sit in the back of a bus, sparking the Montgomery bus boycott. Montgomery, Alabama, and other cities will commemorate the historic act of defiance Monday.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Monday, Dec. 1, at 6:06 p.m. will mark exactly 70 years to the minute that Rosa Parks made the historic decision to refuse to give up her bus seat to a white man. Her quiet ...

In the segregated South, African Americans were denied equality in the workplace, a chance for a decent education and the right to visit restaurants and use restrooms that white people also used. In ...

SHREVEPORT, La. — Seventy years ago today, Rosa Parks sat on a Montgomery bus in protest of segregation, sparking a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement. On Friday, the MLK Neighborhood ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Dec. 2, 1955, the Montgomery Advertiser published a short crime item at the bottom of page 9 under the headline "Negro Jailed ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ended legal segregation on Montgomery's city buses on Nov. 13, 1956, and a boycott of city buses officially ended just over a month later. An estimated 40,000 Black bus riders ...

ALL THIS MONTH. WVTM 13 PROJECT COMMUNITY RECOGNIZES ALABAMIANS WHO BROKE BARRIERS AND RAISED THE BAR FOR EVERYONE. PEOPLE LIKE ROSA PARKS, BORN IN TUSKEGEE, ALABAMA, ON FEBRUARY 4TH, 1913 AND LATER ...