50+ Historic B&W Photos Restored In Color

Published on 10/13/2021
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In Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks And Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa Parks was working as a seamstress in an Alabama store when the civil rights movement began in 1955. It was on the first of December that she boarded a bus to take her to her place of employment. When a large number of white passengers began to board the bus in large numbers, she was ordered to move to the rear of the bus and sit in the back. She, on the other hand, was belligerent and bluntly refused to move. This resulted in her arrest, for no other reason than the fact that she was black. Her arrest gained widespread attention and resulted in a 13-month-long boycott of city buses in response. This right here, whether she realized it or not, was one of the first and most significant acts of black activism in the history of the United States. It gave a boost to the Civil Rights Movement and brought Martin Luther King Jr. into the limelight.

Rosa Parks And Martin Luther King Jr. In Montgomery, Alabama

Rosa Parks And Martin Luther King Jr. In Montgomery, Alabama

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A “Prolific Figure In Engineering History,” Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a prominent engineer, is depicted in the photograph below. The Great Western Railway was designed by him, and he is responsible for its construction. The West Midlands and England Railway is made up of a network of tunnels, viaducts, and bridges that traverse through the region. Aside from constructing a web-like railway, he is also responsible for designing tunnels, bridges, and ships that were intended to transport passengers over the Atlantic Ocean. Atop that, he created a ship that was named “Great Britain” to represent the United Kingdom. A screw propeller and steam-propelled this ship, which was the world’s first iron-hulled passenger liner. Brunel also developed and constructed significant docks in the United Kingdom, and he continued to do so until his untimely death in 1859.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel Was “One Of The Most Prolific Figures In Engineering History”

Isambard Kingdom Brunel Was “One Of The Most Prolific Figures In Engineering History”

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