The event was seen as a catalyst for the emerging civil rights movement, as protests followed the killers' acquittal in court ...

The activist’s refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Alabama helped fuel the Civil Rights Movement.

Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005); Black History Month; Civil Rights; justice and equality. Summary: On 1 December 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger, contravening ...

In his closing speech, her barrister likened her actions to that of the Suffragettes and Rosa Parks. Owen Greenhall said: “It is important that you don’t think of direct action as something ...

Themes: Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005); Black History Month; Civil Rights; justice and equality. The video clip is a dramatisation of Rosa Parks' bus journey on 1 December 1955 in the town of Montgomery ...