Y ou probably think you know the story of Rosa Parks, the seamstress who refused to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Ala., 60 years ago—on Dec. 1, 1955—and thus galvanized the bus ...

Rosa Parks seated toward the front of the bus, Montgomery, Alabama, 1956. (Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images) Park’s memory is celebrated with a single red rose and a sign that says ...

A Citilink bus adorned with unique artwork paying tribute to civil rights activist Rosa Parks has been on the streets of Fort Wayne for only a few weeks, and it’s already turning heads. The ...

According to the Henry Ford museum website, the Rosa Parks bus project received a whopping $205,000 through the Save America’s Treasures Program to help assist the restoration.

Rosa Parks being fingerprinted after she refused to move to the back of a bus to accommodate a white passenger, in Montgomery, Alabama, 1956. Underwood Archives/Getty Images 1.

American Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks (center, in dark coat and hat) rides a bus at the end of the Montgomery bus boycott, Montgomery, Alabama, December 26, 1956.

The driver of the bus asked Parks and three other Black passengers to give up the seat to the white passengers, but then 42-year-old Parks refused. It’s Rosa Parks Day! Join us at Anacostia ...

According to the Henry Ford museum website, the Rosa Parks bus project received a whopping $205,000 through the Save America’s Treasures Program to help assist the restoration.