TROY’s Rosa Parks Museum commemorates anniversary of Parks’ arrest, launches fundraising effort to expand exhibit

Students from Montgomery's Dozier Elementary School prepare to tour the Rosa Parks Museum's main exhibit on Dec. 1.

Students from Montgomery's Dozier Elementary School prepare to tour the Rosa Parks Museum's main exhibit on Dec. 1.

At 6:06 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 1, bells around the country chimed for 70 seconds to mark the 70th anniversary of the historic arrest of Rosa Parks that sparked the 382-day boycott of Montgomery city buses. At Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum, located on the spot of Mrs. Parks’ arrest, those bells not only were…

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Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum to host 10th annual Juneteenth celebration on June 14

This year's event, set for June 14, marks the Rosa Parks Museum's 10th annual Juneteenth celebration.

This year's event, set for June 14, marks the Rosa Parks Museum's 10th annual Juneteenth celebration.

Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum will host its 10th annual Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 14, featuring live performances throughout the day, local vendors, children’s activities and free admission to the museum and Children’s Wing.

The free event will take place in the 200 block of Montgomery Street, which runs in front of the museum, and…

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Rosa Parks Museum’s Architects of Change summer day camp to take part in Global Story Circle program

During the camp, students visit historic civil rights sites and take part in conflict resolution workshops.

During the camp, students visit historic civil rights sites and take part in conflict resolution workshops.

Students who attend this year’s “Architects of Change” day camp at Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum will take part in an international program designed to inspire young people to challenge prejudice, intolerance and hate.

The “Architects of Change” summer day camp, which was established in 2016, will be held 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily,…

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TROY’s Rosa Parks Museum celebrates Civil Rights icon’s 112th birthday

Sheila McCauley Keys, Rosa Parks' niece, speaks during the program,

Sheila McCauley Keys, Rosa Parks' niece, speaks during the program, "The Gathering," at the Rosa Parks Museum on Saturday.

Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum celebrated Mrs. Parks’ lifelong legacy of advocacy on Saturday with a pair of special programs, free admission to the museum and birthday cupcakes and cookies in recognition of the Civil Rights icon’s 112th birthday, which is Feb. 4. 

Donna Beisel, Director of Museum Operations, said that while Mrs. Parks is often…

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