Rosa Parks
Douglas Brinkley discussed his book Rosa Parks. The book details the life of the famous civil rights activist who changed history when, work-weary, she refused to surrender her seat to a whi…
530 viewsDouglas Brinkley discussed his book Rosa Parks. The book details the life of the famous civil rights activist who changed history when, work-weary, she refused to surrender her seat to a whi…
530 viewsPresident Bush spoke at a program honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. titled “Let Freedom Ring,” which was held in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. He spoke about the work of the civil righ…
527 viewsCongress honored Rosa Parks for her courage when she defied authority by refusing to relinquish her seat on a bus to a white man in 1955 and her advocacy of civil rights since then. Ms. Park…
3,008 viewsPast and present elected officials, Congressional Black Caucus members, civil rights leaders, noted clergy, and other dignitaries attended the funeral of Rosa Parks, who died October 24, 200…
26,916 viewsCivil rights activists and other dignitaries spoke at the dedication of the Rosa Parks Library and Museum. The TSU Gospel Choir, directed by Stephen M. Langford, sang “My Soul’s Been Answere…
1,584 viewsCivil Rights Leader Rosa Parks and others commemorated the anniversary of the bus boycott by African-Americans in Montgomery, Alabama to fight for desegregation. They honored Ms. Parks for h…
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