Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005

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Rosa Louis Lee Parks (1913-2005) became an icon of the civil rights movement after she was arrested and jailed for refusing to relinquish her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus in 1955. Her courage led to the Montgomery bus boycott and eventual court order outlawing segregation and discrimination on buses in that city. She was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal, the United States' highest civilian honor, in July of 1999.

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referencedIn Posters Commemorating the Establishment of the Federal District Court System Under the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1789 - 1789 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn George R. Metcalf papers, 1956-1971 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section
referencedIn Dannett, Sylvia G. L., 1909-. Sylvia G.L. Dannett papers, 1900-1965. Livingstone College, Andrew Carnegie Library
referencedIn She's Nobody's Baby collection, 1980-1987 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Ethnic Heritage Studies: Developing a Programmed Literature Unit Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Library
referencedIn Alabama. Attorney General's Office. Montgomery Bus Boycott trial transcript, 1956. Alabama Department of Archives and History
creatorOf Highlander Folk School (Monteagle, Tenn.). Highlander Folk School Audio Collection. Auburn University.
referencedIn Monterey Public Library. California History Room. Distinguished visitors clippings 1903-2007 Monterey Public Library
referencedIn Papers of Ruth Batson, (inclusive), (bulk), 1919-2003, 1951-2003 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Clark, Septima Poinsette, 1898-1987. Interview [sound recording], 1973. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom John F. Kennedy Library
creatorOf Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005. Reminiscences of Rosa Louise McCauley Parks : oral history, 1978. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Horton, Myles, 1905-1990. Papers, 1851-1990. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005. Interview with Rosa Parks : oral history transcript / tape recorded interview conducted by Marcia M. Greenlee in 1978. Black Women Oral History Project, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1978-1984. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Associated Press. [Photograph of Rosa Parks] [picture] / Associated Press. Shenandoah University, Alson H. Smith, Jr. Library
referencedIn The Militant Mood: A Gallery of Black Activists Reviews the Civil Rights Decade National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of District Courts of the United States. 1685 - 2009. Civil Cases. 9/1938 - 11/26/1968. Aurelia S. Browder et al. v. W. A. Gayle et al., No. 1147. 9/1938 - 11/26/1968. Police Report on Arrest of Rosa Parks National Archives at Atlanta
referencedIn Lola M. Jones videotapes, 1983-1995 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Ingram, Judith Allen. Marymal Dryden--Judith Allen Ingram collection 1985-1995. Georgia State University
creatorOf Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005. Rosa L. Parks papers, 1955-1976. Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs
referencedIn Borman Family Papers, 1923-1991, 1960-1987 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
referencedIn Borman family. Borman family photograph series. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom John F. Kennedy Library
referencedIn Probate Case File on Parks, Rosa National Archives at Fort Worth
referencedIn Seattle (Wash.). Mayor. Mayor Norman Rice photographs, 1990-1997. Seattle Municipal Archives
referencedIn Rabin, Jack, 1945-. Jack Rabin collection on Alabama civil rights and southern activists, 1941-2004 (bulk 1956-1974). Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Black Women Oral History Project. Records, 1976-1997 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Dawes Enrollment Jacket for Cherokee, Cherokee by Blood, Card #10543 National Archives at Fort Worth
referencedIn Lane, Artis. The Beginning. University of Kansas Archives / MSS / Rare Books, Kenneth Spencer Research Library
referencedIn Interviews of the Black Women Oral History Project, 1976-1981 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Lithograph, "The Beginning, " n.d., n.d. University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection
referencedIn Phenix, Lucy Massie. "You got to move" research files, 1979-1983. Wisconsin Historical Society Archives
referencedIn Montgomery Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People minutes, 1954-1955. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Records of District Courts of the United States. 1685 - 2009. Civil Cases. 9/1938 - 11/26/1968. Aurelia S. Browder et al. v. W. A. Gayle et al., No. 1147 National Archives at Atlanta
referencedIn Septima P. Clark papers, ca. 1910-ca. 1990. Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
referencedIn ADF Reception/Program: Guests Rosa Parks and Carol Rowan National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Headquarters Photographic Assignment File Documenting Agency Officials, Events, and Facilities, 1968 - 12/14/2004 National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005. Rosa Parks : file of newspaper clippings and micellanea. Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library
referencedIn Records of District Courts of the United States. 1685 - 2009. Civil Cases. 9/1938 - 11/26/1968. Aurelia S. Browder et al. v. W. A. Gayle et al., No. 1147. 9/1938 - 11/26/1968. Diagram of the Bus Showing Where Rosa Parks Was Seated National Archives at Atlanta
referencedIn Gioffre, Marisa. Bread and roses : a documentary play with music on the history of American women from the 19th century to the present : typescript, 1975. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Photographic Prints of the "New Freedom Bell Trail" and of U.S. Constitution Bicentennial Celebrations, 1987 - 1987 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Brown, Jeanetta Welch, 1910-. Papers, 1946-1987 (bulk 1961-1976). Bureau of National Affairs Library
referencedIn Records of District Courts of the United States. 1685 - 2009. Civil Cases. 9/1938 - 11/26/1968. Aurelia S. Browder et al. v. W. A. Gayle et al., No. 1147. 9/1938 - 11/26/1968. Fingerprint Card of Rosa Parks National Archives at Atlanta
referencedIn June 3, 1973 - Alabama State Commencement Gerald R. Ford Library
referencedIn Cummings, Charles H. Rosa Parks scrapbook, 1955-1956. The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center
referencedIn Durr, Virginia Foster. Transcript of oral history, 1974. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Carter, Eugene W., b.1894. Montgomery bus boycott papers, 1956-1957. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Durr, Virginia Foster. Papers: Series II, 1929-1991 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn [Rosa Parks jigsaw kit] North Central College, Oesterle Library
referencedIn Papers of Virginia Foster Durr, 1919-2007 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Moody, Mary Edith, 1926-. Mary Edith Moody oral history interview, 2002. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Feldman, Eugene. Papers, 1856-1978. Alabama Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Don Sturkey Photographic Materials, 1951-2007, (bulk 1951-1989) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection.
referencedIn Bernice V. Robinson papers, 1957-1985 (bulk 1960-1980). Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
referencedIn Highlander Research and Education Center Collection, 1937-1948 and undated University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
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associatedWith Ingram, Judith Allen. person
correspondedWith Jackson, Jesse, 1941- person
associatedWith Jones, Lola M. person
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associatedWith Metcalf, George R., 1914- person
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associatedWith Monterey Public Library. California History Room. corporateBody
associatedWith Moody, Mary Edith, 1926- person
associatedWith National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. corporateBody
associatedWith Phenix, Lucy Massie. person
associatedWith Rabin, Jack, 1945- person
associatedWith Robinson, Bernice, 1914-1994. person
associatedWith Ruth Batson person
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associatedWith Sturkey, Don. person
associatedWith Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.) corporateBody
associatedWith Wayne State University. Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs. corporateBody
correspondedWith Young, Coleman A. person
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Montgomery AL US
Tuskegee AL US
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African Americans
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Birth 1913-02-04

Death 2005-10-24

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