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67 years: Montgomery reflects on Rosa Parks, Bus Boycott and struggle against segregation
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSixty-seven years ago, the crushing heel of racism had finally pushed down too far to bear for a...
Friend’s memoir 'Beyond the Bus' sheds new light on the life of Rosa Parks | DON NOBLE
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 2 years ago“Beyond the Bus” is a narrow memoir, not of the life of H.H. Leonards, but specifically of her deep...
Rosa Parks Day: Metro honors civil rights figure with special Metrobus, seats
WDVM via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWASHINGTON (DC News Now) — December 1 is designated as Rosa Parks Day, a day to remember a woman...
Going beyond the bus on Rosa Parks' birthday | Candace McKibben
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA remarkable gift of my years as a hospice chaplain was the privilege of being personally involved...
Rosa Parks honored for ‘Transit Equity Day’ ahead of birthday
WJBF Augusta via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) – The Center for African American History Arts and Culture in Aiken is spreading...
US lawmakers push for federal holiday honoring Rosa Parks on the anniversary of her arrest
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMembers of the Congressional Black Caucus marked the 68th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ arrest by...
Before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, Nashville native Edna Smith defied Jim Crow
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoIn 1921, 17-year-old Edna Smith boarded a city streetcar in Nashville on what was known as the...
69 years after Rosa Parks made history, roadblocks remain
WAVY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — With courage that could have cost Rosa Parks her life, in December 1955,...
Meet Georgia Gilmore, the cook turned activist who fueled the Montgomery Bus Boycott with her...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 7 months agoGeorgia Gilmore.Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by Alabama Media Group/Photo by...
Rosa Parks’ famous pancake recipe has a secret ingredient
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Library of Congress shared the recipe for Rosa Parks' "Featherlite" peanut butter pancakes...