You probably think you know the story of Rosa Parks, the seamstress who refused to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Ala., 60 years ago—on Dec. 1, 1955—and thus galvanized the bus boycott ...

User-Created Clip by mcgorry January 2, 2023 2022-12-31T19:33:32-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/fcc/002/1672533354_002.jpgAuthor H.H. Leonards talked about the ...

So why do we all know a misleading story about Rosa Parks? We all know Rosa Parks as the tired old lady on a bus who unknowingly sparked a civil rights firestorm by refusing to give up her seat in ...

Soledad O’Brien and Lonnie McCauley, Rosa Parks' grand-nephew, talk about the new Peacock documentary “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks” which reveals parts of the civil rights icon’s remarkable ...

Rosa Parks took a historic stand against racial segregation when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Ala. on Dec. 1, 1955. The "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" was ...

She didn’t know it at the time but December 1, 1955 would be the day that would put her name in history books. That was the day when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger.

On Dec. 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks was arrested after refusing to move to the back of a bus to accommodate a white passenger Today we celebrate the life of Rosa Parks. The late civil ...

Celebrate the life and legacy of Rosa Parks with this special collection from PBS. While Parks may not be the first African American to challenge the status quo of segregation laws in the south, her ...