CATA officials offered tours of the public bus agency's Rosa Parks Tribute Bus outside the state Capitol on Feb. 4.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) honored the legacy of civil rights activist Rosa ...

In 1955, Parks, who was then 42, refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.

The Capital Area Transportation Authority unveiled its Rosa Parks Tribute Bus on Wednesday to honor Parks’ legacy.

North County Transit-San Diego Railroad will honor Rosa Parks' legacy on "Transit Equity Day" by offering free rides.

On Rosa Parks Day, the Maryland Transit Administration is offering free rides on all of its routes to honor the civil rights icon, while in D.C., Metrobus and trains will have a reserved seat for ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. Her death ...

History classes always share Rosa Parks’ story, but often overlook Claudette Colvin, the 15-year-old civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat nine months before Parks did. Now, after her ...

Claudette Colvin, photographed here in 1998, helped end segregation on public transportation. Dudley M. Brooks / The Washington Post via Getty Images Claudette Colvin, widely considered an unsung hero ...

Dr. Eugene and Yvonne Pernell talk about Rosa Parks and the bus boycott during civil rights movement when they were students at Alabama State College.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. Her ...