We’ve all been taught about Rosa Parks. We’ve seen the picture of her sitting placidly on the bus looking out the window, or maybe the statue of her in the US Capitol, where she is seated ...

Rosa Parks’ refusal on a Montgomery ... As a young person, Parks grew discouraged from reading books proclaiming Black inferiority. Discovering Black history in school was a Godsend for her.

Sixty years ago, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Ala. Her courageous act is now American legend. She is a staple of elementary school curricula and was the second ...

You know Rosa Parks as the civil ... who each year marks Parks' birthday on Feb. 4 by posting little-known facts about her. After reading “fact after amazing fact,” Hamilton asked herself ...

Today, February 4, marks what would have been Rosa Parks’ 112th birthday, a moment to honor her unwavering fight for civil rights. Often recognized as part of the ‘Holy Trinity’ of Black ...

The Library of Congress image, taken in Detroit in March 1973, shows the late civil rights leader Rosa Parks engaged in the holistic practice of yoga, lying on her stomach and pulling her feet ...