Rosa Parks became a civil rights icon for refusing to give up her bus seat, but it led to personal and financial hardship for years.

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 sit-in ...

On Transit Equity Day, TheRide is honoring Rosa Parks by reserving a seat for her on each bus with a sign commemorating her ...

Today, February 4, marks what would have been Rosa Parks’ 112th birthday ... move to the back of a Montgomery bus, igniting the 13-month Montgomery Bus Boycott that ultimately led to the ...

Legislation proposes Dec. 1 as Rosa Parks Day, honoring the civil rights activist who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and ...

Rosa Parks arrives at circuit court to be arraigned in the Montgomery bus boycott on Feb. 24, 1956 in Montgomery, Ala. The boycott started on Dec. 5, 1955 when Parks was fined for refusing to move ...

Montgomery desegregated its city buses the next day. The boycott lasted 382 days. National City Lines bus No. 2857 on which Rosa Parks rode that day is now on display at the Henry Ford Museum in ...

Michigan graduating high school seniors are invited to apply for the scholarship that honors the values of civil rights ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — February 4 marks the birthday of Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks, and 2025 would've ... segregation set in motion a massive bus boycott that impacted public transit and ...

During Black History Month, the A.L. Martin Historical Museum will be open each Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Along with the rich history of Thomasville, the museum will celebrate ...

Metro Denver residents can ride Regional Transportation District buses and trains for free on Tuesday as part of Transit Equity Day to honor civil rights leader Rosa Parks.

There's a new effort to create a federal holiday in honor of Rosa Parks. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell held a news conference ...