These Newly-Colorized Historical Photos Reveal Shocking Things

Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. 

Two of the Civil Rights Movement's most prominent allies, MLK Jr. and Rosa Parks, are pictured here in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. It was a notoriously segregated state, and they faced much danger as they peacefully protested bus services and segregated businesses. 

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was considered "the most prolific figures in engineering history." He created the groundwork for the Great Western Railway as well as a series of bridges, tunnels, and ships meant for transatlantic service. He also designed most of the major docks in Great Britain.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.