5 Surprising Facts About Rosa Parks Largely recognized for her leading role in the bus boycott of 1955, Rosa Parks was an enduring activist for the Civil Rights Movement. Throughout her numerous ...

H. H. Leonards with Rosa Parks. The pair were friends for almost 10 years, when Parks moved in to Leonards' residence in Washington. H. H. Leonards with Rosa Parks. The pair were friends for ...

You know Rosa Parks as the civil rights ... who each year marks Parks' birthday on Feb. 4 by posting little-known facts about her. After reading “fact after amazing fact,” Hamilton asked ...

We’ve all been taught about Rosa Parks ... and fined $10. She chose to pursue her case, which was still moving through the appeals process when she passed away 10 years later. Parks’ neighbor ...

On 1 December 1955 Rosa ... and Parks was promptly arrested by local police. On 5 December, she was found guilty of violating segregation laws, given a suspended sentence and fined $10, plus ...