On Dec. 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, a 42-year-old seamstress named Rosa Parks was arrested after ... In this iconic photo, Parks waited to board a bus at the end of the boycott on Dec ...

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

Rosa Parks, left, and Martin Luther King Jr., second from left, presented this couple with an award at a 1965 ceremonyImage: AP Photo/picture ... She was 42 years old, married and active in ...