Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum to celebrate birthday of late Civil Rights icon

The Rosa Parks Museum will offer free admission and other activities on Monday, Feb. 4 in celebration of Mrs. Parks' birthday.

The Rosa Parks Museum will offer free admission and other activities on Monday, Feb. 4 in celebration of Mrs. Parks' birthday.

Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum will celebrate what would have been the Civil Rights icon’s 106th birthday on Monday, Feb. 4 with free admission, special activities and a birthday cake.

Mrs. Parks, often referred to as the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement, died in October 2005 at the age of 92. Her Dec. 1,…

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Exhibit celebrates work of African American artists, provides new experiences for Valiant Cross students

Dr. Felicia Bell, director of the Rosa Parks Museum, addresses crowd at the opening reception for the Junior Curator exhibit.

Dr. Felicia Bell, director of the Rosa Parks Museum, addresses crowd at the opening reception for the Junior Curator exhibit.

A project representing a collaborative effort between students at Montgomery’s Valiant Cross Academy and Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum has resulted in an exhibit featuring the work of African American artists from Alabama.

On display now through April 1 in the museum’s exhibit hall, “Down South: From the Souls of African American Artists of Alabama”…

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Rosa Parks Museum collaborates with local students to curate art exhibit

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The exhibit, "Down South: From the Souls of African American Artits of Alabama," will open at the Rosa Parks Museum at 6 p.m., Jan. 17.

A new exhibit featuring works of African American artists from Alabama and representing a collaboration between Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum and students from Valiant Cross Academy will open Jan. 17.

The exhibit, “Down South: From the Souls of African American Artists of Alabama,” will open with a reception beginning at 6 p.m., and is…

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Still work to be done as Alabama celebrates inaugural Rosa Parks Day

Participants in Saturday's Rosa Parks Day activities walk arm-in-arm down Montgomery Street toward TROY's Rosa Parks Museum.

Participants in Saturday's Rosa Parks Day activities walk arm-in-arm down Montgomery Street toward TROY's Rosa Parks Museum.

As the State of Alabama celebrated the inaugural Rosa Parks Day on Saturday, many leaders agreed that while the woman known as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement” would likely be pleased with progress that has been made, they admitted there is work to be done.

Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum joined St. Paul…

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