They are all of unknown origin except for “Parks’ Yellow Tea-Scented China,” which is a cross between Rosa gigantea Coll., a rose with very large waxy petals, and a China rose. At first, little use was made of them and the seedlings would have remained once-flowering since the ...
Rosa Parks Story and Its Influences Park’s story influenced the world greatly. In the evening of December 1, 1955, Parks refused to offer her seat in a bus to a white man, something that led to her arrest. When the bus driver, James F. Blake threatened to call the police, Parks sim...