Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, AL. Her father was a carpenter and her mother was a teacher. As a young girl she attended the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls. Miss White's ...

Timeline : events in the life of Rosa Parks -- The journey begins -- Coming of age in Montgomery -- Seeking equality -- Growing activism -- Foundations of the boycott -- The Montgomery bus boycott -- ...

Rosa Parks is one of the most recognized figures in American history, and despite fighting for civil rights for six decades, we largely only know about her role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. So why ...

You know Rosa Parks as the civil rights icon who sparked the yearlong Montgomery bus boycott in Alabama by refusing to give up her seat to a white man in 1955. You can picture her face, somber and ...

Historian Kenneth C. Davis, author of the Don't Know Much About book series, has written a biography for young readers titled Don't Know Much About Rosa Parks. The book tests general knowledge about ...

You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.” Rosa Parks delivered a timeless message of courage. Her words reflect the moral strength behind her historic refusal to give up ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the women who paved the way for the leadership of Black voting rights organizers like Stacey Abrams is Rosa Parks, but it ...

The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks premieres today on Peacock. Stream the incredible documentary story based on Jeanne Theoharis’ bestselling biography. Directed by Yoruba Richen and Johanna ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and congressional leaders unveiled a full-length statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks in the Capitol Wednesday, paying tribute to a figure whose name became ...