Death of Rosa Parks (1913-2005), Official Funeral Program. Born Rosa Louise McCauley, in Tuskegee, Alabama, Rosa learned the importance of Black History in resisting racism and joined the NAACP in 1943. 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 A man makes a sale of a programme from Rosa Parks' funeral, but discovers it is not as valuable as he had believed. Les Gold and his two children, Seth and Rosa Parks Funeral Program. A Service of Remembrance & Thanksgiving In Honor of the Life and Contributions of. Rosa Parks Mother of the Modern Civil Rights Movement 10:30am Sunday, October 30 DETROIT - The trustee handling civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks’ affairs said thousands more of her funeral programs will be printed to try and stop people who are profiting from originals. OFFICIAL Rosa Parks Memorial Service Funeral Program Description Great condition on this nice approx 8 1/2" x 11" 16 page glossy funeral service program from the Detroit, Michigan service. Contains over 50 pictures of her life and times including the historic seated on the bus photo on the back cover. A church packed with 4,000 mourners celebrated the life of Rosa Parks Wednesday in an impassioned, song-filled funeral, with a crowd of notables giving thanks for the humble woman whose dignity This Wedding Invitation Templates item by TylerFamedObits26 has 3 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Albany, GA. Listed on Nov 28, 2024 Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Up for sale is a lot of two (2) memorial service and funeral items published and distributed following the death of Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 -- October 24, 2005):Official program book for service held at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Michigan (14 pages) Biography published by Charles H. Wright Rosa Parks’ Eulogy Presented by Oprah Winfrey. Reverend Braxton, family, friends, admirers, and this amazing choir: I feel it an honor to be here to come and say a final goodbye. I grew up in the South, and Rosa Parks was a hero to me long before I recognized and understood the power and impact that her life embodied. Scenes of arrivals of Ms. Parks casket and officials arriving at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, MI were shown. Aretha sings "The Impossible Dream" at the final services of Miss Rosa Parks By 7:30 a.m., the line for the funeral extended more than two blocks west of the church with about 800 people waiting. Parks was 92 when she died Oct. 24 in Detroit. The Detroit Community Choir singing at the funeral for civil rights legend Rosa Parks. The funeral was held at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit, where Bisho November 2, 2005 at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit Parks will return to Detroit where her body will lie in state at the Museum of African American History on Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 6 a.m. to midnight. Her funeral will be held Wednesday, Nov. 2 at Greater Grace Temple in Detroit at 11 a.m. Funeral Arrangements Entrusted to . Swanson Family of Funeral Homes, Detroit, MI O'Neil D. Swanson, CEO And still the journey—like the movement itself—carried onward, making its way back to Detroit, where the body of Rosa Parks was eventually delivered to the Greater Grace Temple Church for her final funeral service on November 2, 2005. A line of mourners hoping to claim one of the 2,000 available seats stretched for blocks. Richard Johnson, 49, of Detroit holds a painted picture of Rosa Parks during her funeral ceremony Nov. 2, 2005, at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit. Parks passed away in her Detroit home on Thousands of people celebrated the life of Rosa Parks Wednesday at a funeral for the civil rights icon, who died last week at the age of 92. Jerome Vaughn of Detroit Public Radio shares moments
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