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.

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's been 70 years since Rosa Parks made the brave decision to stay seated onboard a Montgomery bus. Parks' refusal sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which led to the end of bus segregation and ...

Claudette Colvin, who as a teenager was arrested in 1955 after refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, has died. Colvin’s act preceded the more famous case of Rosa ...

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 ...

PAINESVILLE, Ohio -- If you spot an empty front seat on a Laketran bus next week, don’t be shy. It’s meant to make you stop and think. Laketran and Geauga Transit are marking Black History Month by ...