Iconic civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks was born on Feb. 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Ala., and died on Oct. 24, 2005, from natural causes. She was 92. Take a look back at the life and legacy of Rosa Parks.

Rosa Parks transformed American history with her quiet defiance. On December 1, 1955, her refusal to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, sparked a pivotal moment in the fight against racial ...

In December 1955, Rosa Parks’ refusal as a Black woman ... Between the bus boycott and widespread recognition for her work, Parks’ life encompassed both difficulties and triumphs.

So why is that? A new documentary The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks seeks to change the image we have of an innocent seamstress and correct it to show how radical and extensive Parks ...

Parks was born more than a century ago, on February 4, 1913. Here are 12 things we need to understand about her, drawn from my book The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (available in its ...

In “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks,” the icon of the title expresses a hint of frustration at being defined as a seamstress who got tired. “Interviewers still only want to talk about ...

Rosa Parks’ refusal on a Montgomery bus is the stuff of American legend. Yet “her life history of being rebellious,” as she put it, is much less known, as we have grown comfortable with a ...

Rosa refused, and she was arrested.” While the words of Kathleen Connors’ “The Life of Rosa Parks” are no longer available to second grade students in Florida’s Duval County, they are ...