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The first lady of civil rights.Created by: PICRYL - Public Domain Media Search EngineDated: 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, sitting second from right, with a group of women

Rosa Parks, sitting second from right, with a group of women

Text on back: "Ida Thomas (2) copies" and "#45". Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Columbia College, Chicago, June 8, 1973

Rosa Parks, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Columbia College, Chica...

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

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

Rosa Parks' birthday cake at party and tribute organized by Detroit fr...

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

Rosa Parks receiving a Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Jersey City State College, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1983

Rosa Parks receiving a Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Jersey Cit...

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

Rosa Parks, head-and-shoulders portrait, likely at St. Matthew AME church, Detroit, Michigan

Rosa Parks, head-and-shoulders portrait, likely at St. Matthew AME chu...

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

Susan McCauley, Rosa Parks' niece, holding daughter, Hampton, Virginia, 1989

Susan McCauley, Rosa Parks' niece, holding daughter, Hampton, Virginia...

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

Rosa Parks at an Ann Arbor event with William McCauley

Rosa Parks at an Ann Arbor event with William McCauley

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

Rosa Parks with C. Delores Tucker at reception for the unveiling of Rosa Parks' bust sculpture, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1991

Rosa Parks with C. Delores Tucker at reception for the unveiling of Ro...

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

Rosa Parks speaking at Hotel St. Regis for the Rosa Parks Scholarship banquet, Detroit, 1991

Rosa Parks speaking at Hotel St. Regis for the Rosa Parks Scholarship ...

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

Rosa Parks with actress Cicely Tyson, Elaine Steele, Artis Lane and an unidentified woman at the reception for the unveiling of Rosa Parks' bust sculpture, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1991

Rosa Parks with actress Cicely Tyson, Elaine Steele, Artis Lane and an...

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

Elaine Steele, Virginia Governor Douglas Wilder, Rosa Parks and another unidentified woman

Elaine Steele, Virginia Governor Douglas Wilder, Rosa Parks and anothe...

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

[Rosa Parks at her Congressional Gold Medal ceremony with assistant Elaine Steele (left) and civil rights leader Johnnie Carr (right) standing at podium; Representative Julia Carson, President Clinton, Senator Tom Daschle, Representative Dennis Hastert and others stand next to her]

[Rosa Parks at her Congressional Gold Medal ceremony with assistant El...

Date from caption information for contact sheet ROLL CALL-1999-317 or corresponding negative sleeve. Contact sheet available for reference purposes: ROLL CALL-1999-317, frame 15. Contact sheet or negative slee... More

Louisa McCauley, Rosa Parks' paternal grandmother

Louisa McCauley, Rosa Parks' paternal grandmother

Photograph shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of Louisa Collins McCauley (ca. 1875-1941), Rosa Parks' paternal grandmother. Inscription on separate piece of paper housed with item: "Luiza, Mrs. Parks' father'... More

Collage commemorating Rosa Parks for her actions leading to the Montgomery bus boycott, 1955-56 Ikechukwu Nnaji

Collage commemorating Rosa Parks for her actions leading to the Montgo...

Collage clipping, bottom right reads: The year was 1955 and I was 42 years old. I was sitting in the colored section of the bus as usual, feeling tired after a long workday. When the bus got crowded the driver... 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).

Mrs. Septima Clark and Rosa Parks at Highlander Folk School, Monteagle, Tennessee

Mrs. Septima Clark and Rosa Parks at Highlander Folk School, Monteagle...

Used as illustration in: Rosa Parks, My Story / by Rosa Parks, with Jim Haskins. New York: Dial Books. 1992, p. 104. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress). Exhibited:... More

Rosa Parks, November 1956, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Rosa Parks, November 1956, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Photograph shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of Rosa Parks, facing slightly right. Title and date from handwritten annotation on back of photo. "12" written on the back, upper left corner. Forms part of: Visu... More

Rosa Parks standing near an apple tree with three children

Rosa Parks standing near an apple tree with three children

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

Rev. J.A. Abraham & Rosa Parks with family in Chicago, Ill

Rev. J.A. Abraham & Rosa Parks with family in Chicago, Ill

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

Students from the Rosa & Raymond Parks Institute, Pathways to Freedom program standing behind Rosa Parks

Students from the Rosa & Raymond Parks Institute, Pathways to Freedom ...

Date stamp (June/1990) on back of print. 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 (Libr... More

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 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 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).

Montgomery, Alabama branch, NAACP meeting, about 1947

Montgomery, Alabama branch, NAACP meeting, about 1947

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

Rosa Parks and activist Anne Shore at a social event or meeting, 1963

Rosa Parks and activist Anne Shore at a social event or meeting, 1963

Date (June 1963) from item. Text on back of print: "another party man unknown to me. Anne Shore, Civil Rights Congress, Anne, Rosa Parks". Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of... More

Portrait of Rosa Parks standing next to tropical plants, 1970

Portrait of Rosa Parks standing next to tropical plants, 1970

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

Rev. J.A. Abraham and Rosa Parks with family in Chicago, Ill., 1973

Rev. J.A. Abraham and Rosa Parks with family in Chicago, Ill., 1973

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

Rosa Parks, half-length portrait facing left, sitting outside on a bench

Rosa Parks, half-length portrait facing left, sitting outside on a ben...

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).

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).

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).

Rosa Parks, Mrs. Septima Clark, Mrs. Leona McCauley, Highlander Folk School, Dec. 1956

Rosa Parks, Mrs. Septima Clark, Mrs. Leona McCauley, Highlander Folk S...

Photograph shows Rosa Parks with Septima Clark (center) and her mother Leona McCauley (right) at the Highlander Folk School, Monteagle, Tennessee. Used as illustration in: Rosa Parks, My Story / by Rosa Parks,... More

Rosa Parks, half-length portrait, facing slightly right

Rosa Parks, half-length portrait, facing slightly right

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

Rosa Parks with McCauley family, Louise (left), Carol (center) and Louis (right)

Rosa Parks with McCauley family, Louise (left), Carol (center) and Lou...

Text on back: Louise, Carol (Bob McCauley Sr's wife), Louis McCauley. 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

Photo date stamp on back: "Mar 80" [i.e., March 1980]. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

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

Rosa Parks with others at Jersey City State College's commemcement, wh...

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

Rosa Parks, Robert McCauley Jr., Fred McCauley and Ardis Cotton

Rosa Parks, Robert McCauley Jr., Fred McCauley and Ardis Cotton

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 Wintley Phipps singing to Rosa Parks on the Kennedy Center stage. Coretta Scott King and Parks' aunt Everee McCauley Ward are standing behind Parks. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the R... More

Rosa Parks and James I. Roach - Public domain portrait print

Rosa Parks and James I. Roach - Public domain portrait print

Text on back: Mrs. Parks, it was a wonderful and exciting privilege to get to meet you and all that you stand for. Without your strength, we as African-Americans would still be back in the Jim Crow era. Thank... More

Rosa Parks and Muhammad Ali at their Brotherhood Crusade tribute, Los Angeles, California, 1994

Rosa Parks and Muhammad Ali at their Brotherhood Crusade tribute, Los ...

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 Julia Carson, holding a picture of the medal; assistant Elaine Steele, Representative Dennis Hastert, artist Artis Lane, who designed the medal; 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 32. Contact sheet or negative slee... 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

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).

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, 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, Massachusetts, 1984

Rosa Parks at an event in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 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).

Rosa Parks, wearing hat, seated facing crowd, at an outdoor event or civil rights rally

Rosa Parks, wearing hat, seated facing crowd, at an outdoor event or c...

Photograph may also show Parks' mother, Leona McCauley, seated behind Parks. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Group portrait with Rosa Parks and others, likely at an event, after the Montgomery Bus boycott

Group portrait with Rosa Parks and others, likely at an event, after t...

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

Rosa and Raymond Parks standing in a garden, likely in Detroit, Michigan

Rosa and Raymond Parks standing in a garden, likely in Detroit, Michig...

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

Rosa Parks speaking in a classroom

Rosa Parks speaking in a classroom

Photograph also includes Louise Tappes at the rear of the classroom, to the left of Parks. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Rosa Parks at House of Beauty - Public domain portrait print

Rosa Parks at House of Beauty - Public domain portrait print

Photograph shows a half-length portrait of Rosa Parks, taken at the International House of Beauty salon, Detroit, Michigan. The salon was co-owned by Parks' friend Louise Tappes. Forms part of: Visual Material... More

Leona McCauley, Rosa Parks and others outside St. Matthew AME Church, Detroit, Michigan

Leona McCauley, Rosa Parks and others outside St. Matthew AME Church, ...

"Bonus Photo exclusive with film service by Hite photo" printed above image. Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress).

Group portrait of Rosa Parks, Louise Tappes and others

Group portrait of Rosa Parks, Louise Tappes and others

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

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 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).

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 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).

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 Rev. Willie Barrow at a church event

Mamie Till-Mobley (left), Rosa Parks (center) and Rev. Willie Barrow a...

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.

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).

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

Mary Yvonne McCauley, first daughter of Sylvester and Daisy McCauley

Mary Yvonne McCauley, first daughter of Sylvester and Daisy McCauley

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

Portrait of Rosa Parks, standing with an unidentifed man, likely at an event

Portrait of Rosa Parks, standing with an unidentifed man, likely at an...

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

Rosa Parks, Hon. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm

Rosa Parks, Hon. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm

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

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 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).

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).

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

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 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 - 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 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).

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, 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 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 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 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

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, 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

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 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

Great River Road - The Montgomery Bus Where Rosa Parks Sat

Great River Road - The Montgomery Bus Where Rosa Parks Sat

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: Indoors at the National Civil Rights Museum stands a recreation of the bright yellow Montgomery city bus where Rosa Parks defied the cit... More

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