Dec 3, 2025 · At 19, she married Raymond Parks, a barber and committed activist. Together, they worked alongside numerous social justice groups, and Rosa eventually became secretary of the …

5 days ago · Rosa Parks was an American civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus precipitated the 1955–56 Montgomery bus boycott in Alabama, which became the spark …

The Montgomery bus boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. It was a foundational event in the …

On December 1, 1955, African-American seamstress Rosa Parks was arrested for failing to give up her seat on a Montgomery city bus to a white man, breaking existing segregation laws. Many believe this …

Dec 1, 2025 · On this day, 70 years ago, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a turning point in the Civil Rights Movement. Here's how that bus ended …

Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and set in motion one of the largest social movements in history, the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Find out more about her at womenshistory.org.

Dec 4, 2025 · Rosa Parks is often called the mother of the modern day civil rights movement. Her refusal to stand up on a city bus so a white man could sit down sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Dec 1, 2025 · Seventy years ago today, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama — an act that sparked a boycott and a movement for civil rights from the …

Dec 3, 2025 · On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks made history when she refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama. The civil rights icon's act of defiance ignited a mass protest that …

Feb 3, 2010 · The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating.