Press Release

The Henry Ford Honors Rosa Parks’ Legacy with Free Event on Sunday, December 1

(Dearborn, Mich. — November 13, 2024) — The Henry Ford will commemorate the 69th anniversary of Rosa Park’s Montgomery bus arrest in 1955 with a special free event, Standing For Justice: Rosa Parks’ Detroit on Sunday, Dec. 1. This curated program will take place in The Henry Ford’s Anderson Theater at 3 p.m. and is free to guests with registration.

Standing for Justice: Rosa Parks’ Detroit begins with a free screening of the adapted documentary of Dr. Theoharis’ political biography of Rosa Parks, The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, a comprehensive telling of Mrs. Parks’ lifelong dedication to activism.

Amber N. Mitchell, curator of Black history at The Henry Ford, will moderate a panel discussion and Q&A with Dr. Jeanne Theoharis, author of The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, and Dorothy Dewberry Aldridge, a native-Detroit civil and human rights advocate who fought for civil liberties. The conversation will focus on the growing freedom struggle in Detroit, as well as Mrs. Parks’ 40 years of fighting racism in the North following her forced move from the South.

A 10th-anniversary edition of the book The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks will be available for purchase, with an opportunity for Dr. Theoharis to sign copies during a strolling reception with light refreshments.

The event is free to the public, but registration is required. Learn more and RSVP here. For more information, please visit thf.org

About The Henry Ford
Located in Dearborn, Michigan, The Henry Ford, a globally recognized destination, fosters inspiration and learning from hands-on encounters with artifacts that represent the most comprehensive collection anywhere focusing on innovation, ingenuity and resourcefulness in America. Its unique venues include Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, Greenfield Village, Ford Rouge Factory Tour, Benson Ford Research Center and Henry Ford Academy, a public charter high school. Together with its online presence at thf.org and Invention Convention Worldwide, the growing affiliation of organizations fostering innovation, invention and entrepreneurship in K-12 students, The Henry Ford is a force for inspiring every individual to innovate, create and invent.