What was so radical about Rosa Parks? Simply put, Parks said no. It's as simple as that. She took agency of her body and her environment. She said no to the passenger, the driver, the bus company ...

"People always say that I didn’t give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true…No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in," read the quote. "68 years ago, Rosa Parks refused ...

On 1 December 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery ... instruct a black passenger to give up their seat if there were no "white-only" seats. More like this: - The 1968 image that shook ...

While several states have adopted their own holidays honoring Parks, no federal holiday currently recognizes her contribution to the Civil Rights Movement. If established, Rosa Parks Day would ...

On 1 December 1955 Rosa ... were no "white-only" seats. As the bus filled up, the bus driver James Blake demanded that she and three other black passengers give up their seats. Rosa Parks alone ...