Rosa Parks Bus before Restoration, outside Henry Ford Museum, September 12, 2002
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This bus, the site of Rosa Parks's stand against segregation laws, sat as a rusted storage shed before The Henry Ford acquired it and began a full restoration. Parks's act of defiance on December 1, 1955, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which helped to ignite the Civil Rights Movement. Today, the restored bus survives as a reminder of her courageous activism.
This bus, the site of Rosa Parks's stand against segregation laws, sat as a rusted storage shed before The Henry Ford acquired it and began a full restoration. Parks's act of defiance on December 1, 1955, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which helped to ignite the Civil Rights Movement. Today, the restored bus survives as a reminder of her courageous activism.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
12 September 2002
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.366.3
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Resin-coated paper
Technique
Chromogenic processes
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 6 in
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