Parks died in 2005 at the age of 92, but the Alabama native's refusal to give up her bus seat on Dec. 1, 1955, lives on as a iconic story in American history. Here are five facts about that moment ...

What would Rosa Parks see if she boarded a bus in Boston today? Parks now symbolically rides every MBTA bus. Thanks to a law signed last month, a decal or LED sign on every bus will permanently ...

The front-most seat of the bus was draped in black, a picture of Parks reserving her spot. "Even though it's not the original, I think it's got a lot to say about history," said MATS assistant ...

The Route 38 bus seat is decorated with flowers and a picture of Parks. (Credit: CBS3) In 1955, Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus and was arrested.

For the first time, the NFTA is honoring Rosa Parks by reserving a seat in her name on all 300+ buses and paratransit. On every NFTA bus, a sign now marks a seat for Rosa Parks. It was placed ...

Mineola Dozier Smith, 94, was on the bus the day Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man. “I was a little bit afraid. I wanted her to get up,” Smith added.

A trolley passes the site where civil rights icon Rosa Parks was arrested December 1, 1955, for not giving up her bus seat to a white man October 28, 2005, in Montgomery, Alabama.

Park’s memory is celebrated with a single red rose and a sign that says “This seat is reserved in honor of Rosa Parks.” There is also a message about the national treasure’s courageous act.

TROY's Rosa Parks Museum will have activities Dec. 1-5 to commemorate Rosa Parks Day and the 65th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Skip to content Wiregrass Gives Back ...

A route sign alternates its route 38 sign with “Remembering Rosa Parks.” SEPTA’s General Manager Leslie Richards said the idea for the decorated bus came from employees who wanted to honor the ...

Claudette Colvin was 15 years old when she was arrested in Montgomery, Ala., and placed on indefinite probation, after refusing to vacate her seat on a bus so a young White woman could sit down ...