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Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum to celebrate Mrs. Parks’ birthday on Feb. 4

The Rosa Parks Museum will celebrate what would have been Mrs. Parks' 110th birthday on Feb. 4.

The Rosa Parks Museum will celebrate what would have been Mrs. Parks' 110th birthday on Feb. 4.

Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum will celebrate what would have been the Civil Rights icon’s 110th birthday on Feb. 4 with free admission to the museum and Children’s Wing from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and activities throughout the day.

The 1950s-era Montgomery City Bus will be onsite and available for viewing from noon to…

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‘A Song of The South’ exhibit by Jahni Moore opens at TROY’s Rosa Parks Museum

The exhibit, which features charcoal drawings and red clay-infused acrylic paintings, will be on display through April 8.

The exhibit, which features charcoal drawings and red clay-infused acrylic paintings, will be on display through April 8.

A new exhibit by artist John “Jahni” Moore is now on display at Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum.

“A Song of The South” is a compilation of works that provide a panoramic view of the past, present and future, pulling from the Southern experience. The free exhibit, which will be on display through April 8,…

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Author H.H. Leonards discusses the life, leadership lessons of Rosa Parks

Author H.H. Leonards discusses her book

Author H.H. Leonards discusses her book "Rosa Parks Beyond the Bus" with TROY librarian Alyssa Martin Weiler during Rosa Parks Day presentation.

The story of Rosa Parks’ historic arrest on Dec. 1, 1955 for refusing to give up her seat aboard a Montgomery city bus to a white male passenger, which led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, is well known and widely documented. In “Rosa Parks Beyond the Bus: Life, Lessons and Leadership,” author H.H. Leonards wanted…

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Portrait by TROY alumnus honors memory of former Troy University Trustee Lamar P. Higgins

Troy University Chancellor, Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., and Mr. Higgins' sister, Phyllis Jackson, unveil portrait during ceremony on Thursday.

Troy University Chancellor, Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., and Mr. Higgins' sister, Phyllis Jackson, unveil portrait during ceremony on Thursday.

A portrait honoring the memory of former Troy University Trustee Lamar P. Higgins was unveiled on Thursday in the conference room bearing his name at the Rosa Parks Museum on Troy University’s Montgomery Campus.

The portrait was painted and gifted to the University by TROY alumnus Willie Austin, II, and was appropriately unveiled on Rosa…

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