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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.
During funeral rites of civil rights icon Rosa Parks in Detroit in November 2005, she lay in repose at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History before services and burial. [47] This followed similar arrangements in December 1997 for Mayor Coleman Young , the first African-American to hold that office.
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.
When Rev. Charles Adams gave his iconic “thank ya” speech at Rosa Parks’ funeral in 2005, he introduced the world to the theological genius we in Detroit called our own.
The nearly week-long state funeral of Jimmy Carter has officially begun following his death last month aged 100. ... 15 years after civil rights icon Rosa Parks became the first woman to receive ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...