The effort eventually led to a Supreme Court decision that ended segregation on transportation in the United States. Born Rosa Louise McCauley on Feb. 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Ala., she was the daughter ...

Historian Davis Writes Rosa Parks BiographyHistorian 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 ...

When Rosa Parks was a little girl in rural Alabama, she would stay up at night, keeping watch with her grandfather as he stood guard with a shotgun against marauding members of the Ku Klux Klan.

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 -- ...

Julie Dash’s critically acclaimed biographical drama film, The Rosa Parks Story chronicles the titular figure’s struggles against racism and segregation in the United States. Parks was a Civil Rights ...

In 2005, the Montgomery Advertiser released a series of interviews and stories to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which officially began on Dec. 5, 1955. The following ...

Before he defended Rosa Parks and became a leading legal force, Fred Gray grew up on an avenue named for Jefferson Davis in Montgomery, Ala. Now a push is underway for a new name for the street: Mr.

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 ...