Rosa Parks Museum’s Real Talk forum to focus on overcoming community violence

The forum is a part of the museum's Real Talk series, which offers participants the opportunity to share viewpoints in a safe and civil setting.

The forum is a part of the museum's Real Talk series, which offers participants the opportunity to share viewpoints in a safe and civil setting.

“Overcoming Violence in Our Community” will be the topic of the Rosa Parks Museum’s Real Talk: Community Forum on Sept. 14. The event is free and open to the public.

A part of the museum’s Real Talk Community Forum series, the panel discussion is set for 6 p.m. in the museum’s auditorium. The Real Talk…

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Traveling exhibits sharing the legacy of Rosa Parks, women of the Montgomery Bus Boycott throughout state, region

The two traveling exhibirts, which are booked through the summer of 2022, celebrate the legacy of Rosa Parks and the women of the Bus Boycott.

The two traveling exhibirts, which are booked through the summer of 2022, celebrate the legacy of Rosa Parks and the women of the Bus Boycott.

A pair of traveling exhibits created by Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum is helping share the legacy of Mrs. Parks, as well as other women who played key roles within the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

The exhibits, “Tired of Giving in: Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott” and “Women of the Montgomery Bus Boycott,” were…

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‘America’s Original Sin’ exhibit to open July 1 at TROY’s Rosa Parks Museum

The new exhibit will open with an Artist Talk with Willie Little and opening reception at 6 p.m. on July 1.

The new exhibit will open with an Artist Talk with Willie Little and opening reception at 6 p.m. on July 1.

A new exhibit, opening July 1, at Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum will tackle topics such as racism, social justice and the artist’s memories of growing up on a tobacco farm in eastern North Carolina.

Willie Little’s exhibit “America’s Original Sin” will open at 6 p.m. on July 1 with an artist talk and opening…

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Federal holiday designation fuels excitement around Museum’s Juneteenth celebration

In spite of heavy rain throughout the day, crowds still came out to celebrate Juneteenth at the Rosa Parks Museum's block party on Saturday.

In spite of heavy rain throughout the day, crowds still came out to celebrate Juneteenth at the Rosa Parks Museum's block party on Saturday.

In spite of steady rain on Saturday, there was an extra sense of excitement among those attending the Troy University Rosa Parks Museum’s Juneteenth Block Party on the Montgomery Campus.

Some of Saturday’s excitement stemmed from the return to an in-person event after the COVID-19 pandemic pushed last year’s commemoration online. Most of the excitement,…

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