TROY’s Rosa Parks Museum plans activities for inaugural Rosa Parks Day observance

The Rosa Parks Museum will hold activities on Saturday, Dec. 1, in commemoration of Alabama's inaugural observance of Rosa Parks Day.

The Rosa Parks Museum will hold activities on Saturday, Dec. 1, in commemoration of Alabama's inaugural observance of Rosa Parks Day.

Saturday will mark the inaugural observance of Rosa Parks Day in Alabama, and Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum has events planned as a part of the local celebration.

The Alabama Legislature approved a bill introduced by Rep. Laura Hall and Sen. Vivian Figures, declaring Dec. 1 as Rosa Parks Day. The bill’s passage made Alabama…

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New exhibit to open at Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum tonight

The exhibit

The exhibit "Rosa Parks: An Inspiration for a Movement" will open tonight at Troy University's Rosa Parks Museum.

A new exhibit examining Rosa Parks’ peaceful protest when she refused to relinquish her seat on a Montgomery city bus in 1955 and how those actions continue to inspire nonviolent civil disobedience today will open Thursday night at Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum.

An opening reception is set for 6 p.m. in the museum’s exhibit…

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Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum receives grant for traveling exhibits

The Rosa Parks Museum has received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services that will fund two traveling exhibits.

The Rosa Parks Museum has received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services that will fund two traveling exhibits.

Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum has received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to create two traveling exhibits highlighting women who played key roles within the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

The more than $119,000 grant received by the museum was one of 26 awards made nationally through the IMLS African American…

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Rosa Parks Museum to host screening of ‘Behind the Movement’ on Thursday

The Rosa Parks Museum will host a screening of

The Rosa Parks Museum will host a screening of "Behind the Movement" Thursday, and offer free museum admission and activities on Friday.

A screening of the TV One production “Behind the Movement,” the story behind the rise of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, will be held at the Rosa Parks Museum at Troy University Montgomery on Feb. 1, as a part of the museum’s celebration the late Mrs. Parks’ birthday.

The screening, which will begin at 6 p.m….

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