Rarely seen photos of Rosa Parks donated to TROY’s Rosa Parks Museum

Dr. Jeannine Herron, Donna Beisel and Montgomery NAACP President Isaiah Sankey are shown in front of photo of Mrs. Parks taken by Matt Herron.

Dr. Jeannine Herron, Donna Beisel and Montgomery NAACP President Isaiah Sankey are shown in front of photo of Mrs. Parks taken by Matt Herron.

Rarely seen photos of Rosa Parks taken at the conclusion of the Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in 1965 by famed photographer Matt Herron have a new home – Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum.

Herron, known for his photography of landmark events in the Civil Rights Movement, took the photos of Mrs. Parks at…

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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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‘There’s Just Us’ exhibit set to open July 24 at TROY’s Rosa Parks Museum

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The exhibit, "There's Just Us," will open with a free meet-and-greet reception at the Rosa Parks Museum at 6 p.m. on July 24.

A new exhibit featuring the work of professor and photographer Alec R. Hosterman will open at Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum on July 24.

A free meet-and-greet reception is set for 6 p.m. in the museum’s exhibit hall, and the exhibit will be on display through Nov. 1.

The exhibit, “There’s Just Us,” features Hosterman’s…

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Trojan Patriot Academy, Cultivating the Next Generation of Civic Leaders 

Students visited Montgomery's State House and met with Governor Kay Ivey and State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey.

Students visited Montgomery's State House and met with Governor Kay Ivey and State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey.

Eighty-six rising high school juniors and seniors from across Alabama gathered at Troy University June 8–13 for the second annual Trojan Patriot Academy, a leadership program designed to forge civic strength through the lens of history. 

The week began with team-building activities at Camp Butter and Egg, leadership assessments and Myers-Briggs personality testing. Dr. Duane…

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