Manchester was home to the first passenger rail service in the world and had one of the largest textile industries of that time. As a result, the robust metropolis was said to be Englandâs unhealthiest place to live. In response to this unsanitary environment, Joseph Whitworth invented the mechanical street sweeper.
A Montgomery (Ala.) Sheriff's Department booking photo of Rosa Parks taken Feb 22, 1956, after she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus for a white passenger on Dec. 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Ala.
In 2000, Troy State University opened a Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery to honor the townâs place in civil rights history. Roy White, who was in charge of most of the project asked Colvin if she would have liked to appear in a video to tell her story, Colvin refused.