Part of the Montgomery Campus of the Troy State University, Rosa Parks Library and Museum is located on the site of the historic Empire Theatre, near where Rosa Parks made her courageous stand in 1955 which changed the country’s history.
The museum has a range of permanent and temporary exhibits and a 103-seat multimedia auditorium.
The six distinct areas of the museum tell the story of courage of early civil rights fighters. Some of the most interesting artifacts are a restored 1955 station wagon, a copy of the city bus on which Rosa Parks made her stand by refusing to give her seat to a white man, and some original historical documents from that era.
The purpose of the Rosa Parks Museum is to interpret and preserve materials related to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
252 Montgomery St, Montgomery, AL 36104, 334-241-8615