(AURN News) — According to The Associated Press, Claudette Colvin — whose refusal to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped ignite
Rosa Parks will be honored with a statue at Alabama’s Capitol in Montgomery — the first monument of a woman on the Capitol lawn, according
(AURN News) — Thirty years ago today, on Oct. 16, 1995, the National Mall in Washington, D.C., became the site of one of the most
On February 4, 1913, civil rights icon Rosa Parks was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. Her defining moment came on December 1, 1955, when she refused
On Nov. 13, 1956, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Alabama’s laws permitting segregation on public buses. The landmark decision marked a significant victory for
Representative Terri Sewell of Alabama, joined by Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman Steve Horsford and other CBC members, is urging the passage of the Rosa
Black history is not a summary of North-Star-slavery-escape stories that end with Black people receiving their freedom after a famous (often shortened) dream speech. Blackness’s
Beginning on Dec. 5, 1955, the boycott, which was led by Martin Luther King Jr., lasted 381 days.
It’s never not a good time for some history lessons. The times we are living in make it especially crucial to get well-researched and accurate
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