Most of us know Rosa Parks as the African American woman who quietly, but firmly, refused to give up her bus seat to a white person Dec. 1, 1955, in …
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What People Get Wrong About Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Parks didn't refuse to move from her bus seat because her feet were tired. "The only tired I was, was tired of giving in," she said. What else do we get wrong? Learn more about Ms. Rosa Parks and other female figures in Black history.
A friend and fellow biker shared a meme on my Facebook timeline and that was my introduction to Bessie Stringfield. I'd seen the meme before, but …
On Aug. 15, 1818, a baby girl named Bridget was born into slavery in Georgia. She was sold as an infant to new masters who called her Biddy. When …
Harriet Tubman stood just 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall; never learned to read or write; and spent her childhood and young adulthood as another person's …
When we think of the early pioneers in the field of American flight, we'll hear about Amelia Earhart's solo trek across the Atlantic Ocean or Charles …
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