In 1944, a group of eight Howard University students took a stand against the status quo in segregated Virginia. Now, a commemorative site honors their efforts to fight back against Jim Crow laws.

There's a new effort to create a federal holiday in honor of Rosa Parks. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell held a news conference ...

“Not a single federal holiday honors a woman,” said U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio.). Beatty said designating Dec. 1 as Rosa Parks Day would not just be a day off work. “It’s a day to teach, to ...

David Rickman — a freelance historian, author and illustrator — will be delivering a lecture, “What was Worn in Mexican ...

The first seat on every bus will be reserved in honor of Rosa Parks and her contributions to the Civil Rights Movement, from ...

The event was seen as a catalyst for the emerging civil rights movement, as protests followed the killers' acquittal in court ...