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 ...

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks (1913–2005), a 42-year-old African American woman, boarded a bus to return home. She was working as a seamstress in Montgomery, Alabama. At the time, seating in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Claudette Colvin, who as a teenager was arrested in 1955 after refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, ...

We owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to her and to everyone who led or participated in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, writes SJ Morrison.

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 ...

Dorris Crenshaw poses for photos for the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' Bus Boycott, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Doris Crenshaw was 12 ...

It watched them march to the Alabama State Capitol building, leading to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and now ...

The city of Lafayette, Louisiana, held a ceremony to honor the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' historic act of defiance. On Dec. 1, 1955, Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger, ...

As the 70th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott approaches, Montgomery is preparing to honor the courage, unity and leadership that sparked a global movement for equality and justice. The ...

The event falls during Black History Month, which is also the birth month of Rosa Parks.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Seven decades after Rosa Parks was thrust indelibly into American history for refusing to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, new photos of the Civil Rights Movement ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Most stories about Rosa Parks begin on a bus, but this one begins with a walk — from Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church to the museum that bears her name. On the 70th ...