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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 at a party honoring Sallye Davis, Angela Davis' mother

Rosa Parks at a party honoring Sallye Davis, Angela Davis' mother

Text on back of print: "from left- 1st unknown, 2nd Claudia More[con?], *sisters, Sally [i.e., Sallye] Davis, Angela Davis' mother, Rosa Parks. *party honoring Sally Davis, courier reporter". Forms part of: Vi... More

Rosa Parks, Honorable Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm

Rosa Parks, Honorable Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm

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

Rosa Parks standing near swimming pool at a home or hotel near the coast

Rosa Parks standing near swimming pool at a home or hotel near the coa...

Date (May 1970) from item. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks sitting at a dining table with others, 1974

Rosa Parks sitting at a dining table with others, 1974

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

Everee Ward Frazier (far left), William McCauley, Robert McCauley, Rosa Parks and another unidentified man (far right)

Everee Ward Frazier (far left), William McCauley, Robert McCauley, Ros...

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 a church event, likely in Cambridge, Massachusettsachusetts, 1984

Rosa Parks at a church event, likely in Cambridge, Massachusettsachuse...

Photograph shows Parks, political activist Saundra Graham and others standing at a church altar. One of several photos Parks received from L. Attles [Rev. Leroy Attles?], pastor of St. Paul AME Church, Cambridg... More

Susan McCauley and family, Los Angeles, California

Susan McCauley and family, Los Angeles, California

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

Rosa Parks, in deaconess dress, with Assistant Pastor (front row, right) and other congregants, St. Matthew AME Church, Detroit, Michigan

Rosa Parks, in deaconess dress, with Assistant Pastor (front row, righ...

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

[Rosa Parks and unidentified man, in Hampton, Virginia for the Jubilee National Collaborative, 1989]

[Rosa Parks and unidentified man, in Hampton, Virginia for the Jubilee...

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

Rosa Parks, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front

Rosa Parks, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front

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 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).

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 Jim Haskins, likely in Baja California, Mexico

Rosa Parks with Jim Haskins, likely in Baja California, Mexico

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

Rosa Parks visiting the Arizona Cactus-Pine Girl Scout Council, 1992

Rosa Parks visiting the Arizona Cactus-Pine Girl Scout Council, 1992

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress). "Seattle filmworks 27Jan92" printed on back.

Quiet Strength, Rosa Parks with Gregory J. Reed, the faith, the hope, and the heart of a woman who changed a nation

Quiet Strength, Rosa Parks with Gregory J. Reed, the faith, the hope, ...

Poster advertising the release of Rosa Parks' book "Quiet Strength" shows an early photograph of Rosa Parks juxtiposed with a photograph of three school-aged children. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the ... More

Twillea Carthen, Mrs. Parks, Megan Carthen, age 9

Twillea Carthen, Mrs. Parks, Megan Carthen, age 9

Title and date from item. Additional text on back: "We love you Mrs. Parks". Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks with the Redfern family and others, during California visit, 1998

Rosa Parks with the Redfern family and others, during California visit...

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

Rosa Parks Papers: General Correspondence, 1928-2006; Chronological file; 1990-1991

Rosa Parks Papers: General Correspondence, 1928-2006; Chronological fi...

Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Rosa Parks, full-length portrait, standing next to a "Giuseppe Moricci" exhibition poster

Rosa Parks, full-length portrait, standing next to a "Giuseppe Moricci...

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

Rosa Parks posing with friends or family

Rosa Parks posing with friends or family

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

Rosa Parks, Elaine Steele, C. Delores Tucker and William Tucker seated at a dining table with others

Rosa Parks, Elaine Steele, C. Delores Tucker and William Tucker seated...

Photograph also includes the nephew of C. Delores & Bill Tucker (far left), security guard (second from left), Ms. Steele, Mrs. Parks, unidentified woman standing, C. Delores Tucker, William Tucker and Janie Ch... More

Rosa Parks and friend?, Mabel, New York

Rosa Parks and friend?, Mabel, New York

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress). Text on back: "To Elaine Steele, from: Mabel (New York)".

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, possibly at a church event with three other guests

Rosa Parks, possibly at a church event with three other guests

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

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

Rosa Parks at her birthday party and tribute organized by Detroit frie...

Photographs show Rosa Parks posing with award from the National Black Women's Political Leadership Caucus; sitting at a table with letters from children; talking with guests. Forms part of: Visual Materials fr... More

Rosa Parks at a home, likely in Cambridge, Massachusettsachusetts, 1984

Rosa Parks at a home, likely in Cambridge, Massachusettsachusetts, 198...

Photograph shows Parks sitting at a table. One of several photos Parks received from L. Attles [Rev. Leroy Attles?], pastor of St. Paul AME Church, Cambridge, Mass. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Ro... More

Rosa Parks at a home in Cambridge, Massachusettsachusetts, 1984

Rosa Parks at a home in Cambridge, Massachusettsachusetts, 1984

Photograph shows Parks sitting at a kitchen table. One of several photos Parks received from L. Attles [Rev. Leroy Attles?], pastor of St. Paul AME Church, Cambridge, Mass. "Cambridge, MA" written on back on ... More

Portrait of L. Patricia Ice and Rosa L. Parks

Portrait of L. Patricia Ice and Rosa L. Parks

Photograph shows a portrait of Rosa Parks and Lois Patricia Ice. Text on back of photo: June's friend, Rosa L. Parks. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Everee McCauley Ward with unidentified man

Everee McCauley Ward with unidentified man

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

Rosa Parks, Elaine Steele with Reverend Rembert, during visit to Greater St. Paul A.M.E. Church, Montgomery, Alabama

Rosa Parks, Elaine Steele with Reverend Rembert, during visit to Great...

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

Seascape taken during Rosa Parks' visit to Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, California, 1990

Seascape taken during Rosa Parks' visit to Monterey Peninsula College,...

"2/90" printed on back. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks, Congressman John Conyers and singer Dionne Warwick on stage during the birthday gala for Parks, Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., 1990

Rosa Parks, Congressman John Conyers and singer Dionne Warwick on stag...

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

Everee McCauley Ward, Rosa Parks and Daisy Bates at the Kennedy Center Birthday tribute to Mrs. Parks, Washington, D.C., 1990

Everee McCauley Ward, Rosa Parks and Daisy Bates at the Kennedy Center...

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

Rosa Parks at a Pathways to Freedom event, June 1990

Rosa Parks at a Pathways to Freedom event, June 1990

Photograph shows Rosa Parks standing with two unidentified people. Date stamp 6/90 on back of print. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks in Monterey, California for Black History Month program at Monterey Peninsula College, 1990

Rosa Parks in Monterey, California for Black History Month program at ...

"2/90" printed on back. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Singer Dionne Warwick performing at Rosa Parks' birthday gala, Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., 1990

Singer Dionne Warwick performing at Rosa Parks' birthday gala, Kennedy...

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

Birthday gala for Rosa Parks, Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., 1990

Birthday gala for Rosa Parks, Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., 1990

Photograph shows Rosa Parks on the Kennedy Center stage with Coretta Scott King, C. Delores Tucker, John Conyers, singer, Wintley Phipps, Fred Gray and others. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Par... More

Rosa Parks with unidentified man, Rosa Parks Scholarship banquet, 1991

Rosa Parks with unidentified man, Rosa Parks Scholarship banquet, 1991

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 Parks behind the speaker's podium, Chancellor Blenda Wilson, to the left of Parks, Elaine Steele, (behind Wilson) and others during the ceremony. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa ... More

Rosa Parks, Elaine Steele and Reverend Joseph Lowery at the reception for the unveiling of Rosa Parks' bust sculpture, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1991

Rosa Parks, Elaine Steele and Reverend Joseph Lowery at the reception ...

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 (standing left), who was on the bus when Parks was arrested in 1955, also pictured are Elaine Steele and Marie Ragghianti (right)

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

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

Rosa Parks being honored at the "One Day of Peace" festival, shown with Elaine Steele and Cyndee Peters, Stockholm Sweden, 1994

Rosa Parks being honored at the "One Day of Peace" festival, shown wit...

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

Rosa Carolyn James & Sandra at Erics wedding, Gulfport, Mississippi

Rosa Carolyn James & Sandra at Erics wedding, Gulfport, Mississippi

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

Mrs. Parks & Ms. Steele, guest of? Disney @ the time she received the crystal (Mickey mouse, etc.) figurine

Mrs. Parks & Ms. Steele, guest of? Disney @ the time she received the ...

Photograph shows Rosa Parks posing with Disney characters Mickey and Minnie Mouse during Disneyland's Black Heritage Celebration. Title from handwritten note with item. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the ... More

Rosa Parks and Jobon(?) Burke - Public domain portrait print

Rosa Parks and Jobon(?) Burke - Public domain portrait print

Text on back of print: To Mrs. Parks, the woman that I admire most in this entire world, second only to my own mother. With love & respect. God Bless you! Sincerely Jobon Burke 7-5-98. Forms part of: Visual Ma... 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 Elaine Steele at the speakers podium during the Ford Museum reception. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks Papers: General Correspondence, 1928-2006; Greeting cards; 2000; 2000, Jan
Rosa Parks, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right

Rosa Parks, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right

Handwritten text on back: "Fall 1956". Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Clergyman speaking at a program attended by Rosa Parks and others

Clergyman speaking at a program attended by Rosa Parks and others

Photograph shows Rosa Parks sitting behind speaker, with other unidentified men, possibly program guests. "042J" and "2" on back of print. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of... More

Rosa Parks with others at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference 23rd Annual Convention banquet, Cleveland, Ohio, 1980

Rosa Parks with others at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference...

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 with family and friends at Leo and Gerri Branton's home, Los Angeles, California

Rosa Parks with family and friends at Leo and Gerri Branton's home, Lo...

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

Invitation to the "Rosa Parks, 75th Birthday Tribute Toast" held at the Detroit Historical Museum, June 25, 1988

Invitation to the "Rosa Parks, 75th Birthday Tribute Toast" held at th...

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

Rosa Parks standing outside the Holly Tree Inn, Hampton, Virginia, 1989

Rosa Parks standing outside the Holly Tree Inn, Hampton, Virginia, 198...

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).

Kathy Haskins, Jim Haskins, Rosa Parks, likely in Baja California, Mexico

Kathy Haskins, Jim Haskins, Rosa Parks, likely in Baja California, Mex...

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

Birthday gala for Rosa Parks, Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., 1990

Birthday gala for Rosa Parks, Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., 1990

Photograph shows Rosa Parks on the Kennedy Center stage with singer, Wintley Phipps and others. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks, Elaine Steele, C. Delores Tucker and others at an event during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Legislative Conference, Washington, D.C.

Rosa Parks, Elaine Steele, C. Delores Tucker and others at an event du...

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

Pathways to Freedom youth and chaperones on tour with Rosa Parks

Pathways to Freedom youth and chaperones on tour with Rosa Parks

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

Rosa Parks with Aunt Everee McCauley and woman at an African dress event, Detroit, Michigan

Rosa Parks with Aunt Everee McCauley and woman at an African dress eve...

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

Monterey Peninsula College, Black History Month program, featuring Rosa Parks, Monterey, California, 1990

Monterey Peninsula College, Black History Month program, featuring Ros...

"2/90" printed on back. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Birthday gala for Rosa Parks, Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., 1990

Birthday gala for Rosa Parks, Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., 1990

Photograph shows Rosa Parks on the Kennedy Center stage with singer, Wintley Phipps, Everee McCauley Ward and other celebrities and activists. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Libra... More

Rosa Parks, Elaine Steele, Bertha Wallace Eason and others near stairway at the Henry Ford mansion (Fair Lane), Dearborn, Michigan

Rosa Parks, Elaine Steele, Bertha Wallace Eason and others near stairw...

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

Rosa Parks and Elaine Steele posing with two unidentified women, likely during a promotion event for Parks' autobiography "Rosa Parks, My Story," published 1992

Rosa Parks and Elaine Steele posing with two unidentified women, likel...

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

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

Rosa Parks talking with Jane Gunter, Director of Family Life Ministrie...

Photograph may also show Marie Ragghianti sitting opposite Parks and another unidentified woman standing on the left. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks and other guests at her Brotherhood Crusade tribute, Los Angeles, California, 1994

Rosa Parks and other guests at her Brotherhood Crusade tribute, Los An...

Photograph also shows event guest, Tony Nicholas, sitting to the right of Mrs. Parks. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks, associate Elaine Steele and others, wearing Kimonos and eating at a retaurant, during visit to Tokyo, Japan, 1994

Rosa Parks, associate Elaine Steele and others, wearing Kimonos and ea...

Page 12 of a souvenir photo booklet with prints relating to Parks' trip to Japan in 1994. Booklet has a total of 24 photographs over 12 pages. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Librar... More

Rosa Parks, Danny J. Bakewell, Tony Nicholas at a Brotherhood Crusade tribute to Parks and Muhammad Ali, Los Angeles, California, 1994

Rosa Parks, Danny J. Bakewell, Tony Nicholas at a Brotherhood Crusade ...

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

Danny J. Bakewell presenting the Walter Bremond Pioneer of African American Achievement Award to Rosa Parks at her Brotherhood Crusade tribute, Los Angeles, California, 1994

Danny J. Bakewell presenting the Walter Bremond Pioneer of African Ame...

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

Happy New Year - Public domain portrait print

Happy New Year - Public domain portrait print

Greeting card photograph shows a portrait of Rosa Parks and Elaine Steele. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks and Elaine Steele viewing wedding party from balcony, California

Rosa Parks and Elaine Steele viewing wedding party from balcony, Calif...

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

Rosa Parks at a wedding in California

Rosa Parks at a wedding in California

Text on back: "Geoffrey & Rosa." 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...

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

Mrs. Leona McCauley and Chiquita Patterson's daughter, Rolanda (Lonnie), Thanksgiving, 1979

Mrs. Leona McCauley and Chiquita Patterson's daughter, Rolanda (Lonnie...

"Leona died 12/12/79" written below caption. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Leona Edwards McCauley and Rosa Parks posing with a girl

Leona Edwards McCauley and Rosa Parks posing with a girl

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

Rosa Parks at an event with two other men, a banner with the "AFSCME" insignia hangs in the background

Rosa Parks at an event with two other men, a banner with the "AFSCME" ...

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

Rosa Parks wearing medal she received at award ceremony in Detroit, Michigan

Rosa Parks wearing medal she received at award ceremony in Detroit, Mi...

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

Rosa Parks (top row, third from right) at an outdoor event, Detroit, Michigan, October, 1983

Rosa Parks (top row, third from right) at an outdoor event, Detroit, M...

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

Rosa Parks and Elaine Steele at an event

Rosa Parks and Elaine Steele at an event

Photo, framed with a Christmas decoration, is inscribed: "To Rosa Parks, Love Ruby Watson". Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Marla Gibbs and Rosa Parks on the set of the television series "227"

Marla Gibbs and Rosa Parks on the set of the television series "227"

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

Rosa Parks, Susan McCauley, Elaine Steele and others at a restaurant, Hampton, Virginia, 1989

Rosa Parks, Susan McCauley, Elaine Steele and others at a restaurant, ...

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

Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute board meeting, Southfield Marriott, Detroit, Michigan

Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute board meeting, Southfield Marriott, D...

Photograph shows Curtis Dean, Ossie Corley (far right, in red, Rosa Parks' nurse), Brenda McFarland and others. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks standing in front of a house, location not identified

Rosa Parks standing in front of a house, location not identified

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

Pathways to Freedom youth and chaperones on tour

Pathways to Freedom youth and chaperones on tour

Title devised by staff. 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).

Birthday gala for Rosa Parks, Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., 1990

Birthday gala for Rosa Parks, Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., 1990

Photograph shows Rosa Parks on the Kennedy Center stage with C. Delores Tucker, John Conyers, singer, Wintley Phipps, Myrlie Evers and others. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Librar... More

Rosa Parks and others at an event during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Legislative Conference, Washington, D.C.

Rosa Parks and others at an event during the Congressional Black Caucu...

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

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

Rosa Parks, Bertha Wallace Eason and others at the Henry Ford mansion ...

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

Group portarit of attendees at reception for the unveiling of Rosa Parks' bust sculpture, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1991

Group portarit of attendees at reception for the unveiling of Rosa Par...

"Printed on verso: Allen Fern, far right, Artis Lane, Joseph Lowery, C. Tyson, C.King." Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Megan Carthen, age 9, Mrs. Parks

Megan Carthen, age 9, Mrs. Parks

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

Head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman

Head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman

Copy photograph, possibly showing a young Leona Edwards, Rosa Parks' mother. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Wax of Mrs. Parks - Rosa Parks papers

Wax of Mrs. Parks - Rosa Parks papers

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

Aunt Everee Ward - Public domain portrait print

Aunt Everee Ward - Public domain portrait print

Photograph shows a half-length portrait of Reba "Everee" McCauley Ward, Rosa Parks' aunt. "Proof, please return, Sherman Studio" printed on front of image. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks P... More

Tribute Dinner honoring Rosa Parks sponsored by the Women's Public Affairs Committee of 1000, Inc., Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, 1965

Tribute Dinner honoring Rosa Parks sponsored by the Women's Public Aff...

Photograph includes Rosa Parks and Coretta Scott King. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress). Text on back: "074J."

The Crayton family including Mrs. Parks, taken Spring 1979

The Crayton family including Mrs. Parks, taken Spring 1979

Additional text on back: Leon, Joan, Maurice, Audley & Randall. We all love you very much. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks and Elaine Steele with others at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference 23rd Annual Convention banquet, Cleveland, Ohio, 1980

Rosa Parks and Elaine Steele with others at the Southern Christian Lea...

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

Rosa Parks with her godchildren the McCombs triplets and their mother Andrea McCombs

Rosa Parks with her godchildren the McCombs triplets and their mother ...

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

Rosa Parks, Kim Weston - Public domain portrait print

Rosa Parks, Kim Weston - Public domain portrait print

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

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