Photographic Prints of the "New Freedom Bell Trail" and of U.S. Constitution Bicentennial Celebrations, 1987 - 1987
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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. ...
King, Coretta Scott, 1927-2006
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