AN OLIFANT NEVER FORGETS | A Rare Glimpse Into The Life Of Rosa Parks
Portrait of Rosa Parks, 1956 (Rosa Park Papers/Library of Congress)
The story of Rosa Parks’ heroism during The Civil Rights Movement is a well known one. Rosa’s refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, sparked laws to be lifted years later, enabling black people to sit where they chose.
The Library Of Congress is currently displaying a collection of rare, never-before-seen photos, letters and documents belonging to Parks, entitled Rosa Park Papers.
Here is a tiny taste of what you’ll find in the collection.
Rosa Parks at a party honoring Sallye Davis, Angela Davis’ mother, 1970 (Rosa Park Papers/Library Of Congress)
Rosa Parks standing next to tropical plants, 1970 (Rosa Parks Papers/Library Of Congress)
Rosa, Carolyn James, & Sandra at Eric’s wedding, Gulfport Mississippi, 1994 (Rosa Parks Papers/Library Of Congress)
Rosa Parks & U.S. Congressman John Conyers, Jr. picketing in front of General Motors Corporate Headquarters, Detroit Michigan, 1986 (Rosa Parks Papers/Library Of Congress)
Rosa Parks at a hair salon in Miami, 1986 (Rosa Parks Papers/ Library Of Congress)
Rosa Parks with her mother, Leona McCauley, 1972 (Rosa Parks Papers/Library Of Congress)
Rosa Parks with niece Susan McCauley and baby, 1970s (Rosa Parks Papers/Library Of Congress)