Rosa Parks Bus in Montgomery, Alabama, 2000-2001, before Acquisition by The Henry Ford
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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
Digital image
Subject Date
2000-2001
Creators
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2014.DS.1.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Legendary Auctions.
Technique
Digital imaging
Color
Multicolored
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