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Former President Clinton, his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, and others paid their respects at Parks’ open casket before the start of the funeral service that included the prayer in song by mezzo (31 Oct 2005) SHOTLIST1. Wide shot of hearse and vintage bus arrival2. Medium shot of hearse 3. Wide shot of bus4. Casket carried by soldiers up the Capitol Past and present elected officials, Congressional Black Caucus members, civil rights leaders, noted clergy, and other dignitaries attended the funeral of Rosa Parks, who died October 24, 2005 at Rosa Parks' funeral draws the famous and the Place an Open House; Parks’ casket was placed in a glass-enclosed carriage drawn by white horses to be taken through the streets of Detroit AP Friends and family watch the casket of Rosa Parks as it is carried up the steps of the Capitol on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2005, in Washington, D.C. Parks, who died Monday in Detroit, refused to give After the funeral, Parks’ casket was put on an antique, gold-trimmed, horse-drawn carriage for the seven-mile procession to the cemetery. Her body was to be entombed in a mausoleum along with They moved to Detroit with Rosa Parks' mother, Leona McCauley, in 1957. Parks was initially going to be buried a family plot in Detroit's Woodlawn Cemetery, next to her husband and mother. But Swanson Funeral Home officials confirmed Tuesday that Parks would be entombed in a mausoleum at the cemetery and the bodies of her husband and mother The casket of Rosa Parks rests in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. Parks is the first woman to receive such a tribute. Former President Clinton, his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, and hundreds of other mourners paid their respects at Parks’ open casket before the start of the funeral service that included the GETTY IMAGES/Bill Pugliano A military honor guard carries the casket containing the body of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks into the Greater Grace Temple for her funeral on Nov. 2, 2005, at the The casket containing the remains of civil rights icon Rosa Parks lies on display in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington on Oct. 30, 2005. about Rosa Parks during her funeral November 2, 2005 Thousands of Chicagoans walked by the open casket in 1955 at the Rayner Funeral Home, aghast at what they saw. Years later, Rosa Parks Told Mamie Till that the photograph of Emmett’s disfigured face in the casket was set in her mind when she refused to give up her seat on the Montgomery bus.” -From, “The Assassination of Fred Hampton November 2005 Funeral-goers applaud near a portrait of Rosa Parks during her funeral at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, Michigan, Wednesday, November 2, 2005. Funeral-goers applaud near a portrait of Rosa Parks during h Till’s mother, Mamie Till Mobley insisted on an open-casket at his funeral services – which were attended by more than 50,000 people and chronicled by Jet magazine. The photo of Till with his mother earlier that year alongside Jet’s photo of his mutilated corpse horrified the nation and became a catalyst for the bourgeoning civil rights Richard Johnson of Detroit, Michigan holds a sketch of Rosa Parks that he did in four hours last night as he attends Rosa Parks' funeral November 2, Thousands Gather For Funeral Of Rosa Parks Former president Bill Clinton waits to make his remarks about civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks at her funeral November 2, 2005 at the Greater Grace For the funeral, his mother, Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley, asked to have an open casket, so people could see what racism did to her son. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In the case of the pictures of Till’s funeral, taken by David Jackson for Time , four words stand out from the rest: segregation, injustice, cruelty, and hate. November 2, 2005 at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit Was Rosa Parks Casket Open At The Funeral. What is an open casket funeral? This is a funeral where the casket is open for viewing of the deceased by the mourners. It is a common type of funeral Visitors pay their respects as the casket of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks lies in honor at the Rotunda of the Capitol on Oct. 30, 2005, in Washington.
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