Her mother, Leona, was an influential figure in her life, often encouraging Rosa ... Parks’ refusal to give up her seat ...

The son and wife of Mr. Cummings, now deceased, confirm that he jotted down the bus number because he felt the events were so ... of celebrations of Rosa Parks’ life and legacy when she passed ...

Let's go to America, in 1955, to Montgomery in the southern state of Alabama. There, when a woman called Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, a bus journey became very important. Rosa's refusal ...

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white male. Her arrest sparked a citywide boycott against Montgomery buses – which brought them to the brink of bankruptcy.

The Library of Congress image, taken in Detroit in March 1973, shows the late civil rights leader Rosa Parks engaged ... College who has studied the life of Parks. “She was often taking care ...

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 ...