Montgomery, Alabama, is marking the 67th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott with a series of celebrations and events. Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was arrested Dec. 1, 1955, after ...

LANSING — Civil rights icon Rosa Parks’ legacy was on display in downtown Lansing on Feb. 4, as the Capital Area Transportation Authority showcased its Rosa Parks Tribute Bus in front of the state ...

In the segregated South, African Americans were denied equality in the workplace, a chance for a decent education and the right to visit restaurants and use restrooms that white people also used. In ...

History classes always share Rosa Parks’ story, but often overlook Claudette Colvin, the 15-year-old civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat nine months before Parks did. Now, after her ...

A deeper look at Rosa Parks’ decades of organizing, resistance, and political struggle beyond her iconic 1955 arrest. Rosa Parks’ story begins long before the world heard her name. Born in Tuskegee in ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. The women ...

Attorney Fred D. Gray Sr. was a key legal figure in the Civil Rights movement, arguing landmark cases. Gray successfully argued Browder v. Gayle, which led to the desegregation of Montgomery's bus ...