In a first event co-sponsored by the Freedom Rides Museum, The NewSouth Bookstore is proud to announce a talk by historian John K. Bollard about his new book, Protesting with Rosa Parks: From Stagecoaches to Driving While Black. The work details the history of the intersections between Black activism and travel over a span of nearly two hundred years. Deeply informed and powerfully written, this new work reveals Rosa Parks’s refusal to move from her seat on the bus as part of the long Black protest tradition. Join us for this special event on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.
Event Description:In a first event co-sponsored by the Freedom Rides Museum, The NewSouth Bookstore is proud to announce a talk by historian John K. Bollard about his new book, Protesting with Rosa Parks: From Stagecoaches to Driving While Black. The work details the history of the intersections between Black activism and travel over a span of nearly two hundred years. Deeply informed and powerfully written, this new work reveals Rosa Parks’s refusal to move from her seat on the bus as part of the long Black protest tradition. Join us for this special event on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.