Barbara Pope Was a Civil Rights Activist Who Refused to Give Up Her Seat on a Segregated Train
Content warning: This piece includes an account of an apparent suicide.
Woman hit, critically injured by man fleeing Montgomery deputy; ‘dangerous’ suspect sought
A search is underway for a 27-year-old man who struck and critically injured a bystander while he was fleeing from a ...
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Little Caesars' Founder Had An Unexpected Connection To Rosa Parks
You might think there's no reason for Rosa Parks and Little Caesars to appear in the same sentence, but there is. Here's ...
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The Most Unforgettable Moments In Black History
As everyone knows, Black history is America history. Our struggles and victories have affected this country for centuries, ...
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How did pop culture spread MLK's message?
But things amped up dramatically in 1955 — when the Montgomery bus boycott brought both Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. into ... "Negro Band Leader Held in Shreveport," read the UPI headline.
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Free Transit Tuesday
Riding TriMet, C-TRAN and Portland Streetcar will be free today in honor of Rosa Parks' Birthday. In December 1955, Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in segregated ...
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Talk of changing Vancouver's supportive housing policy has organizations on edge
VANCOUVER - A proposal by Vancouver's mayor to halt new supportive housing projects in the city has organizations with plans in various stages of ...
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How music stars, movie stars and pop culture helped spread MLK's message
But things amped up dramatically in 1955 — when the Montgomery bus boycott brought both Rosa Parks and Martin Luther ... read the UPI headline. The incident lit a fire under him.