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.

In the role-play photos, the toddler is placed under arrest and fingerprinted. The photos of the classroom demonstration were circulated to parents, drawing outrage from the little girl’s guardians.

The former Detroit home of the late civil rights activist Rosa Parks has been approved for a local historic district ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Two people were hospitalized after a double shooting incident in Grand Rapids early Friday morning. At ...

A claim began circulating online in early 2024 that civil rights activist Rosa Parks' husband, Raymond Parks, had a car. It's unclear where the rumor originated, but it was repeated by American ...

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.

“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 ...

Beisel also explained the reason for the move from there to Detroit; it was because Parks paid a heavy price for her work in the furtherance of justice.

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) ...

2-year-old Black student of a day care in Florida was handcuffed and fingerprinted during a role-play of Rosa Parks’ arrest, the NAACP says.

“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 ...