Rosa Parks' former home in Detroit has earned a local historic designation. Police are continuing investigation of a shooting ...

Rosa Parks Guest host Frank Stasio talks to Weekend Edition commentator and historian Douglas Brinkley about the life of Rosa Parks. Little else is known about her life, apart from the historic ...

Politics Rep. McGovern read a book on Rosa Parks into the record to protest ‘bans’ — but Florida is pushing back The Mass. congressman was calling out GOP legislation that he fears would ...

In 1994, Parks, then in her 80s, endured a harrowing experience when she was assaulted during a robbery in her Detroit ...

The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks premieres today on Peacock. Stream the incredible documentary story based on Jeanne Theoharis’ bestselling biography. Directed by Yoruba Richen and Johanna ...

Rosa Parks is one of the most recognized figures in American history, and despite fighting for civil rights for six decades, we largely only know about her role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Likewise, Leonards and The Mansion on O Street do not appear in “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks,” by Jeanne Theoharis. Biography can be an uncertain and confusing genre.

By comparison, Rosa Parks is universally admired with both Republicans and Democrats giving her a favourability rating of about 90 per cent. This scorn is also reflected in Mr Santos’s ...