Rosa Parks became a civil rights icon for refusing to give up her bus seat, but it led to personal and financial hardship for ...

John Conyers, D-Detroit, introduced a bill in the Congress to recognize King’s birthday as a national holiday. Conyers, a former labor attorney, had been elected to Congress in 1964. One of his ...

Although his time was in high demand, and King had stayed away from endorsing political candidates, a call from Rosa Parks prompted King to come to Detroit to endorse John Conyers for Congressman.

Rosa Parks was actively involved in civil rights work long before the famous bus incident. She joined the NAACP in 1943. McDonalds Black History Month - 360Wise ...

In 1955 in the US, radio stations were playing Bill Haley's hit "Rock Around the Clock" around the clock, Billy Wilder's romantic comedy "The Seven Year Itch" starring Marilyn Monroe premiered in New ...

Rosa Parks gave the US civil rights movement a huge boost and inspired Martin Luther King Jr.