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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's great-grandfathers was Scots-Irish, and one of her great-grandmothers was a part–Native American slave.
Continuing the Conversation Artist Martin Dawe Completion date April 5, 2018 Medium Bronze, granite Subject Rosa Parks Location Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Georgia, United States Continuing the Conversation is a public sculpture honoring Rosa Parks in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Located on the main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), the artwork was created by Martin ...
Edna May Griffin (1909 – February 8, 2000) was an American civil rights pioneer and human rights activist.Known as the "Rosa Parks of Iowa", her court battle against the Katz Drug Store in Des Moines in 1948, State of Iowa v.
Each February 4, on her birthday, we honor the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" with Rosa Parks Day, celebrating her remarkable bravery and determination, which helped change the course of ...
“This Friday, Dec. 1, will be the 68th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ arrest in Montgomery, Alabama, for simply refusing to give up her seat,” said Congresswoman Sewell, who called Parks an ...
Pages in category "Memorials to Rosa Parks" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
60 years ago today, Rosa Parks refused to relinquish her bus seat to a white man in Alabama, knowingly violating her city's racial segregation laws.
Below, the photographs show Guardsmen and Airmen Honor Guards from DCNG, participating jointly in the funeral service of the civil rights activist, Rosa Parks. Ms. Parks, was best known as a civil rights pioneer. Her "lay-in-honor" viewing was held October 30–31, 2005 at the US Capitol Rotunda building, Washington, DC.