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Rosa Parks

The first lady of civil rights.Created by: LOC's Public Domain ArchiveDated: 1960
Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama, on February 4, 1913, to Leona (née Edwards), a teacher, and James McCauley, a carpenter. In addition to African ancestry, one of Parks' great-grandfathers was Scots-Irish and one of her great-grandmothers a part-Native American slave.

On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks rejected bus driver James F. Blake's order to relinquish her seat in the "colored section" to a white passenger, after the whites-only section was filled.

Parks' act of defiance and the Montgomery bus boycott became important symbols of the movement. She became an international icon of resistance to racial segregation. She organized and collaborated with civil rights leaders, including Edgar Nixon, president of the local chapter of the NAACP; and Martin Luther King Jr., a new minister in Montgomery who gained national prominence in the civil rights movement and went on to win a Nobel Peace Prize.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) believed that she was the best candidate for seeing through a court challenge after her arrest for civil disobedience in violating Alabama segregation laws. Parks' prominence in the community inspired the black community to boycott the Montgomery buses for over a year.

Shortly after the boycott, she moved to Detroit, where she was active in the Black Power movement and the support of political prisoners in the US.

Parks received national recognition, including the NAACP's 1979 Spingarn Medal, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Gold Medal, and a posthumous statue in the United States Capitol's National Statuary Hall. Upon her death in 2005, she was the first woman to lie in honor in the Capitol Rotunda, becoming the third of only four Americans to ever receive this honor. California and Missouri commemorate Rosa Parks Day on her birthday February 4, while Ohio and Oregon commemorate the occasion on the anniversary of the day she was arrested, December 1.
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Rosa Parks with Elaine Steele and others at an African dress event, Pathways to Freedom program, sponsored by the Rosa & Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development, Detroit, Michigan

Rosa Parks with Elaine Steele and others at an African dress event, Pa...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, Ella McCall Haygan (standing), at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Legislative Conference, Washington, D.C.

Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, Ella McCall Haygan (standing), at the ...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Commencement ceremony at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, where Rosa Parks was awarded a Doctor of Laws degree, 1991

Commencement ceremony at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, where Ro...

Photograph shows University of Michigan-Dearborn Chancellor Blenda Wilson, Rosa Parks, Elaine Steele and others on stage during the graduation ceremony. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Pape... More

Rosa Parks and Tony Nicholas at the Brotherhood Crusade tribute to Parks and Muhammad Ali, Los Angeles, California, 1994

Rosa Parks and Tony Nicholas at the Brotherhood Crusade tribute to Par...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

To Miss Rosa Parks - Public domain print

To Miss Rosa Parks - Public domain print

Drawing sent to Rosa Parks by a student at Windsor Hills Magnet Elementary, Unsigned. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Evangeline, Rosa, Tony Redfern - Rosa Parks papers

Evangeline, Rosa, Tony Redfern - Rosa Parks papers

Photograph shows Rosa Parks with the Redfern family and others, during a California visit in 1998. Title and date from item. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks at an event with Tony and Evangeline Redfern

Rosa Parks at an event with Tony and Evangeline Redfern

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Anderson McCauley, Rosa Parks' paternal grandfather

Anderson McCauley, Rosa Parks' paternal grandfather

Photographic copy of a head-and-shoulders portrait of Anderson McCauley (ca. 1850-1917), facing front. Original possibly a drawing or painting. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Libra... More

Rosa and Raymond Parks standing in front of a white automobile, likely in Detroit, Michigan

Rosa and Raymond Parks standing in front of a white automobile, likely...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Uncle Lloyd McCauley - Public domain portrait print

Uncle Lloyd McCauley - Public domain portrait print

Photograph shows Lloyd McCauley, Rosa Parks' uncle, leaning against a car, wearing a "Lake Shore Motel" work uniform and hat, Chicago, Illinois. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Libr... More

Rosa Parks and Honorable Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm

Rosa Parks and Honorable Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm

Forms part of: Visual materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

William McCauley, Rosa Parks and Elaine Steele

William McCauley, Rosa Parks and Elaine Steele

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks with Dr. Benjamin Hooks, Los Angeles, CA

Rosa Parks with Dr. Benjamin Hooks, Los Angeles, CA

Photograph shows Rosa Parks speaking in a room before a "KFWB" reporter and others. Dr. Benjamin Hooks stands to the right of Parks. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Jimmy & Cynithia Newton (Louise's youngest daughter)

Jimmy & Cynithia Newton (Louise's youngest daughter)

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Louise Cooke & Vivian Redfern (Robert McCauley's surviving daughters)

Louise Cooke & Vivian Redfern (Robert McCauley's surviving daughters)

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks posing with family or friends

Rosa Parks posing with family or friends

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks' birthday party and tribute organized by Detroit friends O'Neil Swanson and Louise Tappes, 1981

Rosa Parks' birthday party and tribute organized by Detroit friends O'...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks, likely at the dedication of Graham and Parks Alternative Public School, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Rosa Parks, likely at the dedication of Graham and Parks Alternative P...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks at an event in Cambridge, Massachusettsachusetts, 1984

Rosa Parks at an event in Cambridge, Massachusettsachusetts, 1984

Photograph show Parks in a group portrait with political activist Saundra Graham (far right) and two other women. One of several photos Parks received from L. Attles [Rev. Leroy Attles?], pastor of St. Paul AME... More

Rosa Parks, Eleanor - Public domain portrait print

Rosa Parks, Eleanor - Public domain portrait print

Title and date from item. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Carl McCauley, Rosa Parks' paternal uncle

Carl McCauley, Rosa Parks' paternal uncle

Photographic copy of a full-length portrait of Carl McCauley, facing front, in World War I military uniform. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks with Jane Gunter, Director of Family Life Ministries, East Point, Georgia

Rosa Parks with Jane Gunter, Director of Family Life Ministries, East ...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Rosa Parks Library and Museum, Troy University, Montgomery, Alabama, 1998

Rosa Parks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Rosa Parks Library a...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Groundbreaking event for the Rosa Parks Library and Museum at Troy University, Alabama

Groundbreaking event for the Rosa Parks Library and Museum at Troy Uni...

Photograph shows a site plan for the Rosa Parks Library and Museum to be built at Troy State University (now Troy University), Troy, Alabama. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library... More

Exact spot on Dexter Avenue in Montgomery, Alabama, where Rosa Parks waited for the bus on that fateful day that turned the Civil Rights Movement into a raging human rights war

Exact spot on Dexter Avenue in Montgomery, Alabama, where Rosa Parks w...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Reverend and Mrs. Dominick (Aunt Addie McCauley) Chas. D. Robinson, Tuskegee Institute, Ala

Reverend and Mrs. Dominick (Aunt Addie McCauley) Chas. D. Robinson, Tu...

Photograph shows Addie (or Ada) McCauley, Rosa Parks' paternal aunt, with her husband Rev. J. I. Dominick. Title from handwritten caption on paper mount. Photographer credit printed on paper mount. Forms part o... More

James McCauley, 1925 - Public domain portrait photograph

James McCauley, 1925 - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows a half-length portrait of James McCauley, Rosa Parks' father, facing front. Title from handwritten caption on back of postcard in the hand of Rosa Parks. Illustration in: Rosa Parks, My Story /... More

Rosa Parks and friend, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich., 1948

Rosa Parks and friend, Belle Isle, Detroit, Mich., 1948

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks at the home of Elizabeth Caffey during the State of Alabama Tea

Rosa Parks at the home of Elizabeth Caffey during the State of Alabama...

"May God bless you and keep you. Yours truly, Elizabeth" inscription on back of print. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Dress designed by Mrs. Rosa Parks, Detroit, Mich., used in Bicentennial show in NYC, 101775

Dress designed by Mrs. Rosa Parks, Detroit, Mich., used in Bicentennia...

Photograph shows model walking fashion show runway wearing dress designed by Rosa Parks. Title and date from item. "#41" on back of print. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of... More

Rosa Parks sitting at a table with two men and two women, possibly at a banquet event

Rosa Parks sitting at a table with two men and two women, possibly at ...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks and Congressman Walter Fauntroy holding a framed picture of President Lyndon Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Rosa Parks and Congressman Walter Fauntroy holding a framed picture of...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks with family - Public domain portrait print

Rosa Parks with family - Public domain portrait print

Photograph includes William McCauley and another unidentified woman. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Robert McCauley, Jr., and his son Fred, Ardis Cotton, August 1985

Robert McCauley, Jr., and his son Fred, Ardis Cotton, August 1985

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks and nephew, Robert D. McCauley

Rosa Parks and nephew, Robert D. McCauley

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks and others picketing in front of General Motors corporate headquarters, Detroit, Michigan

Rosa Parks and others picketing in front of General Motors corporate h...

Forms part of: Visual materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks at a Wayne State University event, Detroit, Michigan, 1990

Rosa Parks at a Wayne State University event, Detroit, Michigan, 1990

Date (June/1990) from item. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks visiting friends and family during a visit to Cailfornia, 1990

Rosa Parks visiting friends and family during a visit to Cailfornia, 1...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks visiting friends and family during a visit to Cailfornia, 1990

Rosa Parks visiting friends and family during a visit to Cailfornia, 1...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Mrs. E. Ward Frazie, Rosa Parks, Mrs. Charlene

Mrs. E. Ward Frazie, Rosa Parks, Mrs. Charlene

Title and date from item. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks and Elaine Steele - Public domain portrait print

Rosa Parks and Elaine Steele - Public domain portrait print

Photograph shows Parks and Steele likely at a promotion event for Parks' autobiography "Rosa Parks, My Story," published 1992. Printing date on photo processing envelope: "07/92". Forms part of: Visual Materia... More

Mamie Till-Mobley (left), Rosa Parks (center) and Reverend Willie Barrow at a church event

Mamie Till-Mobley (left), Rosa Parks (center) and Reverend Willie Barr...

Photograph shows a group portrait of Till-Mobley, Parks and Barrow. Possibly at St. John Presbyterian Church in Detroit, Michigan. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Portrait of Rosa Parks at the White House after receiving the 1996 Presidential Medal of Freedom, Washington, D.C.

Portrait of Rosa Parks at the White House after receiving the 1996 Pre...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress). "Official White House Photo 14Sep96" printed on back of photograph.

Anderson McCauley, Rosa Parks' paternal grandfather

Anderson McCauley, Rosa Parks' paternal grandfather

Photographic copy of a head-and-shoulders portrait of Anderson McCauley (ca. 1850-1917), facing front. Original possibly a drawing or painting. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Libr... More

Reception celebrating Rosa Parks and the acquisition of the bus on which Parks was arrested, Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan

Reception celebrating Rosa Parks and the acquisition of the bus on whi...

Photograph shows a man speaking at the Ford Museum reception. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Leona Edwards McCauley, Rosa Parks' mother, sitting outside

Leona Edwards McCauley, Rosa Parks' mother, sitting outside

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Leona Edwards McCauley, Rosa Parks' mother

Leona Edwards McCauley, Rosa Parks' mother

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks posing with family or friends

Rosa Parks posing with family or friends

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks cooking at a McDonald's restaurant grill

Rosa Parks cooking at a McDonald's restaurant grill

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks' birthday party and tribute organized by Detroit friends O'Neil Swanson and Louise Tappes, 1981

Rosa Parks' birthday party and tribute organized by Detroit friends O'...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks at Jersey City State College's commencement where she was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters degree, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1983

Rosa Parks at Jersey City State College's commencement where she was a...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks, wearing medal, speaking at award ceremony, Detroit, Michigan

Rosa Parks, wearing medal, speaking at award ceremony, Detroit, Michig...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks, her niece Susan McCauley and Tony Nicholas at Leo and Gerri Branton's home, Los Angeles, California

Rosa Parks, her niece Susan McCauley and Tony Nicholas at Leo and Gerr...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks at an event with physicist Stephen Hawking

Rosa Parks at an event with physicist Stephen Hawking

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks at the John Freeman Walls Historic Site, Ontario, Canada, 1990's

Rosa Parks at the John Freeman Walls Historic Site, Ontario, Canada, 1...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

NAACP Freedom Fund dinner, Detroit, Michigan, 1991. Rosa Parks pictured with Judge Damon Keith, Mayor Coleman Young, and Douglas Wilder

NAACP Freedom Fund dinner, Detroit, Michigan, 1991. Rosa Parks picture...

Title devised by Library staff . Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks with Standley Brady at the National Political Congress of Black Women, Washington, D.C., 1993

Rosa Parks with Standley Brady at the National Political Congress of B...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Reception celebrating Rosa Parks and the acquisition of the bus on which Parks was arrested, Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan

Reception celebrating Rosa Parks and the acquisition of the bus on whi...

Photograph shows Judge Damon Keith and an unidentified woman at the Ford Museum event. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks at ceremonies renaming 12th Street "Rosa Parks Boulevard", Detroit, Michigan

Rosa Parks at ceremonies renaming 12th Street "Rosa Parks Boulevard", ...

"Mar. 78" - Kodak print stamp on back. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks, Trenton, N. J. - Public domain portrait print

Rosa Parks, Trenton, N. J. - Public domain portrait print

Photograph shows Rosa Parks sitting on a sofa with a newspaper in her lap. Printed on back: "Photo Nevr-Fade Prints November 1956". Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Poor Peoples March at Washingon Monument and Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Poor Peoples March at Washingon Monument and Lincoln Memorial, Washing...

Photograph shows Rosa Parks, one of the speakers at a rally near the Washington Monument, Washington D.C. on June 19, 1968 held as part of the Poor People's Campaign. (Source: Washington Post, June 20, 1986) Ti... More

Portrait photo of Rosa Parks, posing with children

Portrait photo of Rosa Parks, posing with children

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks standing outside the Williamsons' home, likely in Washington, D.C.

Rosa Parks standing outside the Williamsons' home, likely in Washingto...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks, wearing medal, standing next to Detroit Judge, Wade H. McCree, Jr., during award ceremony, Detroit, Michigan

Rosa Parks, wearing medal, standing next to Detroit Judge, Wade H. McC...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks and Elaine Steele at an event with others

Rosa Parks and Elaine Steele at an event with others

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Mrs. Parks & Pastor Marcus Harris of City Temple S.D.A. church, photo taken @ Mrs. Parks' church, St. Matthew on a special Mother's Day program, Paster Harris speaker, 1988 or 1990

Mrs. Parks & Pastor Marcus Harris of City Temple S.D.A. church, photo ...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks Highway sign - Rosa Parks papers

Rosa Parks Highway sign - Rosa Parks papers

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Pathways to Freedom African dress event, Detroit, Michigan, sponsored by the Rosa & Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development

Pathways to Freedom African dress event, Detroit, Michigan, sponsored ...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Coretta Scott King speaking at Rosa Parks' birthday gala, Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., 1990

Coretta Scott King speaking at Rosa Parks' birthday gala, Kennedy Cent...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks with Artis Lane and others being interviewed at reception for the unveiling of Rosa Parks' bust sculpture, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1991

Rosa Parks with Artis Lane and others being interviewed at reception f...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks signing copies of her 1992 autobiography, "Rosa Parks, My Story," likely for a promotion event

Rosa Parks signing copies of her 1992 autobiography, "Rosa Parks, My S...

Printing date on photo processing envelope: "07/92". Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Everee McCauley Ward wearing corsage and sitting at a dining table

Everee McCauley Ward wearing corsage and sitting at a dining table

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks at award ceremony, Soka University, Hachiōji-shi, Japan, 1994

Rosa Parks at award ceremony, Soka University, Hachiōji-shi, Japan, 19...

Photographs show Parks being greeted by students and receiving awards at the ceremony, Soka University, Hachiōji-shi, Japan. Page 6-7 of a souvenir photo booklet with prints relating to Parks' trip to Japan in... More

Rosa Parks, Janie Chuney, volunteer coordinator for the Pathways to Freedom program (behind Parks), and another woman visiting Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rosa Parks, Janie Chuney, volunteer coordinator for the Pathways to Fr...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

[Rosa Parks at her Congressional Gold Medal ceremony with (left to right) Representative Dick Gephardt, assistant Elaine Steele, Representative Dennis Hastert, and President Bill Clinton]

[Rosa Parks at her Congressional Gold Medal ceremony with (left to rig...

Date from caption information for contact sheet ROLL CALL-1999-314 or corresponding negative sleeve. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: ROLL CALL-1999-314, frame 24. Contact sheet or negative slee... More

Reception celebrating Rosa Parks and the acquisition of the bus on which Parks was arrested, Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan

Reception celebrating Rosa Parks and the acquisition of the bus on whi...

Photograph shows Jennifer Granholm and an unidentified woman at the Ford Museum reception. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks with nieces Rhea and Susan McCauley and Rhea's children

Rosa Parks with nieces Rhea and Susan McCauley and Rhea's children

Photograph includes Rhea McCauley (left), Rosa Parks, Susan McCauley, Edward Fusello Jr., Renee Fusello, Edria Fusello (Rhea's children). Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks left, Ruth Smost, Tommie Marable

Rosa Parks left, Ruth Smost, Tommie Marable

Title and date (Oct. 1964) from item. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks, Reverend Ralph Abernathy and an unidentified woman during a NAACP women's division reception for Abernathy, the guest speaker at a mass meeting, Detroit, June 5, 1964

Rosa Parks, Reverend Ralph Abernathy and an unidentified woman during ...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks and mother, Leona McCauley, 1978

Rosa Parks and mother, Leona McCauley, 1978

Title and date from item. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks visiting Dr. & Mrs. W.G. Anderson's home. Their daughter in law, daughter and grandchildren

Rosa Parks visiting Dr. & Mrs. W.G. Anderson's home. Their daughter in...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks - Public domain portrait print

Rosa Parks - Public domain portrait print

Photograph shows a half-length portrait of Rosa Parks, standing, facing front. Printed text on accompanying envelope: Rosa Parks Commemorative Portrait. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Pape... More

Rosa Parks' birthday party and tribute organized by Detroit friends O'Neil Swanson and Louise Tappes, 1981

Rosa Parks' birthday party and tribute organized by Detroit friends O'...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Robert McCauley, Jr., Rosa Parks and Robert D. McCauley, Rosa Parks' nephew

Robert McCauley, Jr., Rosa Parks and Robert D. McCauley, Rosa Parks' n...

Text on back of print: "Robert McCauley nephew, Rosa Parks, Robert McCauley, cousin, 1981". Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks at a beauty salon, Miami, Florida, 1986

Rosa Parks at a beauty salon, Miami, Florida, 1986

Text on back: "Rosa Parks, Miami, Fl., 8/14/86." Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks at a beauty salon, possibly Jacksonville, Florida, 1986

Rosa Parks at a beauty salon, possibly Jacksonville, Florida, 1986

Text on front: "Michael Henry." Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks, Elaine Steele and others posing in a garden, possibly in Vancouver, British Columbia

Rosa Parks, Elaine Steele and others posing in a garden, possibly in V...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks visiting friends and family during a visit to Cailfornia, 1990

Rosa Parks visiting friends and family during a visit to Cailfornia, 1...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks with scholar and educator Dr. Niara Sudarkasa

Rosa Parks with scholar and educator Dr. Niara Sudarkasa

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks and others at the Henry Ford mansion (Fair Lane), Dearborn, Michigan

Rosa Parks and others at the Henry Ford mansion (Fair Lane), Dearborn,...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks talking with guests during a Brotherhood Crusade tribute to Parks and Muhammad Ali, Los Angeles, California, 1994

Rosa Parks talking with guests during a Brotherhood Crusade tribute to...

Photograph shows Parks with Brotherhood Crusade President Danny J. Bakewell, Sr., Clarence Avant (right) and another woman (far left). Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Mamie Till-Mobley speaking at a church event with Rosa Parks and journalist Vernon Jarrett

Mamie Till-Mobley speaking at a church event with Rosa Parks and journ...

Photograph shows three speakers who attended the event: Vernon Jarrett (left), Rosa Parks and Mamie Till-Mobley (right). Possibly at St. John Presbyterian Church in Detroit, Michigan. Forms part of: Visual Mat... More

Press Conf. i.e., Conference of National Political Black Women's Congress, Congressional Black Caucus, Sept., 1995

Press Conf. i.e., Conference of National Political Black Women's Congr...

Photograph shows Rosa Parks, Myrlie Evers-Williams and others during a National Political Congress of Black Women program taking place during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, 25th Legislative Conferen... More

Rosa Parks sitting on a public bus with other riders, 1995

Rosa Parks sitting on a public bus with other riders, 1995

Date from stamp on back of print. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks Papers: Printed Matter, 1947-2005; Depictions of Parks; Card, 1994
Rosa Parks Papers: Books Owned by Parks, 1866-2001; Parks, Rosa; Rosa Parks: My Story, inscribed by Tim Rosarito, 1991-1992

Rosa Parks Papers: Books Owned by Parks, 1866-2001; Parks, Rosa; Rosa ...

Public domain photograph of book cover featuring a portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rosa Parks at ceremonies renaming 12th Street "Rosa Parks Boulevard", Detroit, Michigan

Rosa Parks at ceremonies renaming 12th Street "Rosa Parks Boulevard", ...

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress). "Mar. 78" - Kodak print stamp on back. "Note attached to back of print: 12th Street, re-named Rosa Parks; [Raymond] "Parks" han... More

Rosa and Raymond Parks walking with backs toward camera, likely at a family reunion

Rosa and Raymond Parks walking with backs toward camera, likely at a f...

Text on back of print: "Reunion". Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks standing at a podium with two gentlemen

Rosa Parks standing at a podium with two gentlemen

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Reception celebrating Rosa Parks and the acquisition of the bus on which Parks was arrested, Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan

Reception celebrating Rosa Parks and the acquisition of the bus on whi...

Photograph shows Elaine Steele speaking at the Ford Museum reception. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

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