TROY’s Rosa Parks Museum celebrates Civil Rights icon’s 112th birthday

Sheila McCauley Keys, Rosa Parks' niece, speaks during the program,

Sheila McCauley Keys, Rosa Parks' niece, speaks during the program, "The Gathering," at the Rosa Parks Museum on Saturday.

Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum celebrated Mrs. Parks’ lifelong legacy of advocacy on Saturday with a pair of special programs, free admission to the museum and birthday cupcakes and cookies in recognition of the Civil Rights icon’s 112th birthday, which is Feb. 4. 

Donna Beisel, Director of Museum Operations, said that while Mrs. Parks is often…

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Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum to celebrate Mrs. Parks’ birthday on Feb. 1

The Rosa Parks Museum will honor what would have been Mrs. Parks' 112th birthday on Saturday with free admissions, fun activities and special programs

The Rosa Parks Museum will honor what would have been Mrs. Parks' 112th birthday on Saturday with free admissions, fun activities and special programs

Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum will celebrate what would have been the Civil Rights icon’s 112thbirthday on Saturday, Feb. 1 with free admission to the museum and special programs honoring Mrs. Parks’ life and legacy.

Free admission will be offered from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the 1950s-era Montgomery City Bus will also be…

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‘A Still, Small Voice’ exhibit by V.L. Cox to open at Rosa Parks Museum on Nov. 14

“A Still, Small Voice” will open with an artist meet-and-greet and reception at 6 p.m. on Nov. 14 at the Rosa Parks Museum.

“A Still, Small Voice” will open with an artist meet-and-greet and reception at 6 p.m. on Nov. 14 at the Rosa Parks Museum.

A new exhibit that will open on Nov. 14 at Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum will examine how religion in the United States has played, and continues to play, a major role in Civil Rights and Social Justice movement, both as a positive and negative.

“A Still, Small Voice,” an exhibit by artist V.L. Cox,…

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TROY’s Rosa Parks Museum to host community forum on ‘Homelessness in the River Region’

The Oct. 24 community forum coincides with the exhibit

The Oct. 24 community forum coincides with the exhibit "Homeless" by artist Jim Hager, which is currently on display in the museum's gallery.

“Homelessness in the River Region” will be the topic of a free community forum at Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum on Thursday, Oct. 24.

A part of the Real Talk forum series, the event will begin at 6 p.m. in the Museum’s auditorium.

Panelists for the discussion will include Patrick Aitken of the Mid-Alabama Coalition…

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