By the People transcription campaign title : Rosa Parks : in her own words This dataset is an export of transcriptions for 1,769 images from the Rosa Parks Papers created by volunteers participating in the Library of Congress crowdsourcing program By the People ( campaign, Rosa Husband, Raymond Parks. Raymond Parks was born in Wedowee, Alabama, the son of David, a carpenter, and Geri Culbertson Parks. He spent his childhood caring for ill family members and was orphaned as a teen. A mutual friend introduced Raymond to Rosa in the spring of 1931. He proposed on their second date. Manuscript/Mixed Material Rosa Parks Papers: Family Papers, 1900-2005; Other family papers; Parks, Raymond A. (husband); Receipts; Miscellaneous, 1940-1947 , 1956-1959 , 1974 Back to Search Results About this Item Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley on Feb. 13th, 1913, in Tuskegee, AL. She had one younger brother named Sylvester. Her mother Leona and father, James, separated when Rosa was still quite young. According to a Library of Congress report, Rosa's grandparents Sylvester and Rose, played a key role in Rosa's strong sense of justice. Rosa was Helena Zinkham displays a photograph of Rosa Parks' husband, Raymond Parks for a photograph during a press event for a Rosa Parks archive at the Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building on Photograph shows a three-quarter-length studio portrait of Raymond Parks (1903-1977), Rosa Parks' husband. Title from item. Caption on back of print (in Rosa Parks' hand) bears the symbol for the word "about" preceded by the year 1947. Husband of social reformer Rosa Parks. Son of David Parks and Geri Culbertson-Parks. Add Photos Request Photo. Rosa Parks 1913 – 2005 (m. 1932 On Rosa Parks' husband, Raymond. Actually, photographs of Raymond Parks are really rare. This is a photograph of Raymond Parks when he's in his 40s. He's, you know, a strikingly handsome man. Very Fine Art Print of RAYMOND PARKS (1903-1977). Husband of civil rights activist Rosa Parks. Photograph by unknown photographer, c1947 #MediaStorehouse In 1987, she co-founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development, promoting youth education and leadership, ensuring that her legacy as a champion for civil rights continued to inspire future generations. Personal Life: Married Life | Husband. Rosa Parks met Raymond Parks in 1932 when she was just 19 years old, and they soon Raymond Arthur Parks (February 12, 1903 – August 19, 1977) was an American activist in the civil rights movement and barber, best known as the husband of Rosa Parks. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] His wife called him "the first real activist I ever met.” [ 3 ] Social media posts spreading the claim were sometimes accompanied by a picture of Rosa and Raymond Parks standing in front of a white car. Rosa Parks and her husband standing in front of a car Getty Images. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. In 1987, a decade after her husband’s death, Parks founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Rosa Parks (born February 4, 1913, Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.—died October 24, 2005, Detroit, Michigan) was an American civil rights activist whose refusal to relinquish her seat on a public bus precipitated the 1955–56 Montgomery bus boycott in Alabama, which became the spark that ignited the civil rights movement in the United States. Social media posts spreading the claim were sometimes accompanied by a picture of Rosa and Raymond Parks standing in front of a white car. Rosa Parks and her husband standing in front of a car - Caption label from exhibit Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words Early Life and Activism: Seamstress. With husband Raymond's support, Rosa earned her high school diploma in 1933. At the time, few blacks in Montgomery had a high school education, but Rosa still struggled to find a suitable job. Raymond Parks was the husband of Rosa Parks, one of the most well-known figures of the Civil Rights Movement. Despite often being in the background, Raymond Parks played a significant role in supporting his wife and advocating for the rights of African Americans. Advertisement Advertisement Born on December 30, 1903, in Alabama, Raymond Parks was [] His famous wife, Rosa Parks, became an iconic civil rights leader during the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott in Alabama. Yet Rosa’s husband was daring in a far more significant, far-reaching way than the white-lightning-peddling, white stock car owner who shares his name. Even before he and Rosa married, Raymond Parks did dangerous things. dec 18, 1932 - Rosa Parks gets married. Description: On December 18, 1932 Rosa gets married to Raymond Parks. Rosa Parks the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor given to a civilian, and in 1999 the United States Congress honored Rosa Parks with the Congressional Gold Medal. Rosa Parks resided in Detroit until her passing at the age of 92 on October 24, 2005. On October 27, the United States Senate passed a resolution to honor Rosa Parks by
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