On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery city bus outside the department store where she worked as a seamstress.
A few blocks later, in front of what was then the Empire Theater, Mrs. Parks would be arrested for failing to relinquish her seat to a white male passenger in a…
Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum will celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday, June 22 with a free block party including local performers and vendors, food, arts and crafts, a children’s play area and free museum admission.
The theme of the third annual event, which will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., is “Celebrating Freedom, Equality…
Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum is collaborating with American Civil Liberties Union to present a panel discussion of voting rights efforts and overcoming the challenges presented by voting suppression on May 7 at the Union Station Train Shed.
Dr. Felicia Bell, the museum’s director, will moderate the discussion “Women on the Frontlines: Meeting the Challenge…