Rosa Parks, a 42-year-old African American seamstress and local activist, refused to give up her seat to a White passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama, public bus on this day in history, Dec. 1, 1955.

In 1955, Rosa Parks made civil rights history in the US when she refused to give up her seat on the bus. Segregation laws in Montgomery, Alabama, meant that when a bus was full, black passengers had ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Everyone knows Rosa Parks. The American activist is most recognized for her pivotal role in the civil rights movement, ...

You can see the real Rosa Parks Bus at a museum in Michigan. To mark Rosa Parks' birthday, Feb. 4, The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in Dearborn is highlighting the bus as the heart of its ...

Hilary Remley is a News Writer at Collider. She is a recent graduate of SUNY Albany. Peacock has released its trailer for their upcoming documentary film The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, a new ...

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 ...

Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955 in Montgomery, Ala., for refusing a bus driver’s order to give up her seat to a white man. Her act of civil disobedience kicked off the Montgomery Bus Boycott to ...

Metro is placing signs reading “Rosa Parks Day: Today this seat is reserved to honor Rosa Parks” on one seat in every bus. (Courtesy WMATA) Metro is setting aside one seat on every bus in its ...

A Citilink bus adorned with unique artwork paying tribute to civil rights activist Rosa Parks has been on the streets of Fort Wayne for only a few weeks, and it’s already turning heads. The ...