standing by the statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Another statue commemorates Rosa Parks, who in 1955 refused to give up her seat and move to the back of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama ...

Rosa Parks became a civil rights icon for refusing to give up her bus seat, but it led to personal and financial hardship for ...

IT’S THE 25TH ANNUAL ROSA PARKS DAY HERE IN CALIFORNIA. IT’S ALSO KNOWN AS TRANSIT EQUITY DAY IN HONOR OF THE WOMAN WHO REFUSED TO GIVE UP HER SEAT ON A BUS IN ALABAMA. AND TODAY, PEOPLE ...

After Parks died in 2005, Metro said it refurbished a bus similar to the one she protested on, with the exterior of the bus reading "It All Started on a Bus: Rosa Parks, 1913-2005; The Mother of ...

Transit Authority of River City will save a seat on every bus in its fleet in remembrance ... and the legacy of Rosa Parks." In celebration of Black History Month, TARC will also partner with ...

TARC is saving a seat on every bus in its fleet to honor Rosa Parks and her contribution to the civil rights movement.Each reserved seat will feature a sign reminding passengers of how Parks ...

There’s a seat reserved for Rosa Parks on every ... previously dedicated seats to Parks on buses to celebrate her birthday, but the transit agency added them to trains this year. Parks sparked the ...

From Feb. 3 through Feb. 8, a commemorative sign reading “Reserved in honor of Rosa Parks. It all started on a bus. We honor the courage of Rosa Parks and her vision for equal access for all ...

Bayway, the public transit service for Bay County, will offer free bus rides on Tuesday. The free rides are in honor of Rosa Parks' birthday and Transit Equity Day. PANAMA CITY — Residents who ...

When Rosa Parks refused to move from her bus seat to give it to a white passenger on December 1, 1955, police in Montgomery, ...

Parks is most famously known for sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott after she refused to give up her bus seat to a white person while on a segregated bus in 1955. “Rosa Parks’ courage wasn ...

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a bus to ride home from her job at a Montgomery, Alabama department store. As directed by city ordinance at that time, Parks, who was African American ...