Rosa Parks, a 42-year-old African American seamstress and local activist, refused to give up her seat to a White passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama, public bus on this day in history, Dec. 1, 1955.

He tells host Scott Tong why — it was the day Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WHSV) - Exactly 70 years ago on Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was taken to jail for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man, in violation of Montgomery, Alabama’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On December 1, 1955, the 42-year-old was headed home from her job as a seamstress at Montgomery Fair department store in her ...

Seventy years have passed since Rosa Parks refused to surrender her seat on a Montgomery bus, and yet the country still tries to shrink her into that single moment — a tired seamstress who’d simply ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — With courage that could have cost Rosa Parks her life, in December 1955, she sat down and stood up to Jim Crow. Her refusal to move to the rear of a bus ignited a bus boycott ...

As part of Black History month, Massachusetts has become the ninth state to honor civil rights icon Rosa Parks with a day in her honor. Governor Maura Healey earlier this month designated Feb. 4 as ...

After refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, Parks was arrested and placed in custody. She was released on bail later that evening. Some even refer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rosa Parks’ quotes reflect a lifelong commitment to justice, not just one historic moment. Each quote is paired with context that ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Rosa Parks Day was Sunday. But the legacy of the civil rights activist will continue to shine Monday as Memphis Authority Transit Authority (MATA) will commemorate her life with live ...