Smith, now 94, was reminiscing back to that day 60 years ago when she witnessed Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat to a white man on a city bus in Montgomery, Ala. “Back then, they would beat ...

5 Surprising Facts About Rosa Parks Largely recognized for her leading role in the bus boycott of 1955, Rosa Parks was an enduring activist for the Civil Rights Movement. Throughout her numerous ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Civil rights activist Rosa Parks was born on February 4th, 1913. Her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery city bus to a white woman in 1955, set off a bus boycott.

"I'm a part of the Montgomery bus boycott story," she said. "Nine months before Rosa Parks was arrested, I was arrested for the same thing," she said. She was in handcuffs, at 15 years old ...

There, when a woman called Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, a bus journey became very important. Rosa's refusal was a protest about racism against black people. Racism is when someone ...

leading to the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping to fuel nationwide efforts to end racial segregation. “In a courageous act of protest 70 years ago, Rosa Parks made a choice that changed the co ...