DETROIT — Rosa Parks, whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man sparked the modern civil rights movement, died Monday evening. She was 92.

Rosa Parks passed away Monday evening in Detroit, but her legacy will truly last forever in America. On December 1, 1955, Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man in Montgomery, Ala.

By The Associated Press DETROIT — Nearly 50 years ago, Rosa Parks made a simple decision that sparked a revolution. When a white man demanded she give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., bus, the then ...

DETROIT — Rosa Lee Parks, whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man sparked the modern civil rights movement, died Monday evening. She was 92.

Montgomery County is the epicenter of the Civil Rights Movement where, even behind bars, history has been made. That includes mugshots of Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr. and others still being ...

Often referred to as the mother of the civil rights movement, Parks died in 2005 at the age of 92. Last week, Washington honored black athlete Wilma Rudoph, who won three gold medals at the ...

Rosa Parks passed away Monday evening in Detroit, but her legacy will truly last forever in America. On December 1, 1955, Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man in Montgomery, Ala.

That was all the more reason, according to Joyce and the Rosa Parks Tribute organizers, to keep the story alive and vital. Saturday’s performance date, Dec 1, was precisely the date in 1955 that Parks ...

DETROIT — Rosa Lee Parks, whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man sparked the modern civil rights movement, died Monday evening. She was 92.

DETROIT -- Rosa Lee Parks, whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man sparked the modern civil rights movement, died Monday. She was 92. Mrs.