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Rosa Parks is a 2013 bronze sculpture depicting the African-American civil rights activist of the same name, installed in the United States Capitol's National Statuary Hall, as part of the collection of the Architect of the Capitol. The statue was sculpted by Eugene Daub and co-designed by Rob Firmin. [1] Rosa Parks' statue was unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol, approximately 100 years after her birth on February 4, 1913. This statue depicts Parks seated on a rock-like formation of which she seems almost a part, symbolizing her famous refusal to give up her bus seat in 1955. National Statuary Hall inside the U.S. Capitol was once the meeting place of the House of Representatives. Now it's home to a collection of statues and monuments -- two from each state -- representing some of the defining figures in our nation's history. Today those sculptures were joined by that of a civil rights icon. And that is why this statue belongs in this hall -- to remind us, no matter how humble or lofty our positions, just what it is that leadership requires; just what it is that citizenship requires. Rosa Parks would have turned 100 years old this month. We do well by placing a statue of her here. Authorized by Public Law 109-116, as modified by Public Law 110-120, the Rosa Parks statue represents the first commission of a full-sized statue approved and funded by the U.S. Congress since 1873. Per the statute, it will be installed in National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol. Rosa Parks' statue was unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol, approximately 100 years after her birth on February 4, 1913. Photo courtesy of the Architect of the Capitol Rosa Parks lay in honor in the Rotunda from October 30-31, 2005 in a recognition of her contribution to advancing civil and human rights. On February 27th, 2013, Rosa Parks, the civil rights icon, made history again when her statue was unveiled in the US Capitol’s National Statuary Hall, the first full-length statue of an African American in the Capitol. Rosa Parks (1913-2005) was born and raised in Alabama. She lived on a farm, attended the African Methodist Episcopal Church Feb. 27, 2013 -- intro: Rosa Parks, the civil rights pioneer, made history again today by becoming the first African American woman to have her likeness depicted in the Capitol's Statuary Hall. authorized the JCL to commission a statue of Rosa Parks for placement in the Capitol (P.L. 109-116). The Rosa Parks statue was installed and dedicated in 2013. Figure 3 shows the Rosa Parks statue located in National Statuary Hall, although it is not part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. Figure 3. Rosa Parks Statue in the Capitol Rosa Parks Statue, Capitol's First Of African-American Woman, To Be Dedicated : The Two-Way The late civil rights icon's statue will join those in the National Statuary Hall Collection. The president Barack Obama dedicating the Rosa Parks statue in the National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol building. They were then asked to write an essay that analyzed the rhetorical choices Obama made to convey his message. Students were expected to respond to the prompt with a thesis that analyzed the writer’s National Statuary Hall [30] Iowa: Statue of Norman Borlaug: Bronze: Benjamin Victor: 2014 National Statuary Hall [31] Statue of Samuel J. Kirkwood: Bronze: Vinnie Ream: 1913 National Statuary Hall [32] Kansas: Statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower: Bronze: Jim Brothers: 2003 Rotunda [33] Statue of Amelia Earhart: Bronze: Mark Lundeen and George Download this stock image: A statue of civil rights activist Rosa Parks stands in National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol after being unveiled February 27, 2013 in Washington, DC. Rosa Parks, whose arrest in 1955 for refusing to yield her seat on a segregated bus to a white passenger helped ignite the modern American civil rights movement. This bronze statue depicts Parks seated on Rosa Parks' statue was unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol, approximately 100 years after her birth on February 4, 1913. This statue depicts Parks seated on a rock-like formation of which she seems almost a part, symbolizing her famous refusal to give up her bus seat in 1955. And that is why this statue belongs in this hall -- to remind us, no matter how humble or lofty our positions, just what it is that leadership requires; just what it is that citizenship requires. Rosa Parks would have turned 100 years old this month. We do well by placing a statue of her here. The National Statuary Hall in 2011. The National Statuary Hall is a chamber in the United States Capitol devoted to sculptures of prominent Americans. The hall, also known as the Old Hall of the House, is a large, two-story, semicircular room with a second story gallery along the curved perimeter. the Rosa Parks statue in the National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol building. Rosa Parks was an African American civil rights activist who was arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Read the passage carefully. Write an essay that analyzes the rhetorical choices Obama US President Barack Obama applauds after unveiling a statue of Rosa Parks during an unveiling in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill February 27, 2013 in Washington, DC. US President Barack Obama, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and others attended the ceremony to unveil a statue of American civil rights era icon Rosa Parks. in National Statuary Hall.2 The rest of the National Statuary Hall Collection is displayed in the House and Senate wings of the Capitol, Rotunda, Crypt, and Capitol Visitor Center (CVC). 3 Collection statues—chosen by the states to honor prominent citizens—are furnished to Congress She founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development to offer guidance to young Black Americans in preparation for leadership and careers. Parks was the recipient of the NAACP’s Spingarn Medal, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Congressional Gold Medal. Her statue is in the National Statuary Hall.
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