On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking a social movement. Parks was born on Feb. 4, 1913, and died at th… ...

In this Feb. 22, 1956, file photo, Rosa Parks is fingerprinted by police Lt. D.H. Lackey in Montgomery, Ala., after refusing to give up her seat on a bus for a white passenger on Dec. 1, 1955.

Rosa Parks is an icon of the civil rights movement. But as historian Jeanne Theoharis recounts, she didn’t just get arrested once on a bus. Parks was a lifelong activist.

Rosa Parks and her husband standing in front of a car. (Library of Congress) While the photo is legitimate and can be found in the Library of Congress' archives, ... I could be arrested.

Parks' arrest ignited a 381-day boycott of the Montgomery bus system, led by a young Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., ... Rosa Parks mugshot in 1955. (Photo courtesy Bureau of Prisons/Getty Images) ...

“This Friday, Dec. 1, will be the 68th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ arrest in Montgomery, Alabama, for simply refusing to give up her seat,” said Congresswoman Sewell, who called Parks an ...

“This Friday, Dec. 1, will be the 68th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ arrest in Montgomery, Alabama, for simply refusing to give up her seat,” said Congresswoman Sewell, who called Parks an ...