The Washington Post
Print Edition | Subscribe | PostPoints
SEARCH:
washingtonpost.com
Web
| Search Archives

RSS News Feeds

Top News
What is RSS? | All RSS Feeds

Civil Rights Pioneer Rosa Parks Dies at 92

October 25, 2005

washingtonpost.com Video by: AP
Nearly 50 years ago, Rosa Parks made a simple decision that sparked a revolution. When a white man demanded she give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., bus, the 42-year-old African American seamstress said no.

© 2005 Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive