Postcard, "Dexter Avenue from Courthouse Square Fountain to the State Capitol, Montgomery, Alabama," 1954
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This 1950s postcard shows a typical Montgomery, Alabama, city bus. The Henry Ford uses images like this to help document the Rosa Parks Bus, which it acquired in 2001. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery bus. Her courageous act of protest was considered the spark that ignited the Civil Rights movement.
This 1950s postcard shows a typical Montgomery, Alabama, city bus. The Henry Ford uses images like this to help document the Rosa Parks Bus, which it acquired in 2001. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery bus. Her courageous act of protest was considered the spark that ignited the Civil Rights movement.
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
1954
Subject Date
1954
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Alabama, Montgomery
Creator Notes
Originally published by Curt Teich & Company. Reprinted by Montgomery News Company, Montgomery, Alabama.
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2002.184.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
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