Civil Rights Pioneer Rosa Parks Dead At 92
Daughter Of Detroit Made Home Here In 1957
POSTED: Monday, October 24, 2005
UPDATED: 7:23 am EDT October 26,
2005
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Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks died Monday at her residence in Detroit. She was 92.Parks died at her residence in the Riverfront Apartments of natural causes Monday with friends and family by her side, Local 4 reported. Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Ala., in 1955 landed her in jail and sparked a bus boycott that is considered the start of the modern civil rights movement. The bus is on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. On Tuesday, the bus was draped in black and visitors streamed in to see the historic icon. Parks was born Feb. 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Ala. She moved to Detroit in 1957 with her husband, Raymond, and found refuge from death threats and a job working for Rep. John Conyers' (D-Mich.) office as an aide from 1965 until retiring in 1988. Raymond Parks died in 1977.In 1975, the city honored the legend who made her home in Detroit. It renamed 12th Street, which is now known as Rosa Parks Boulevard.No specific funeral arrangements have been announced.
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Federal Building May Be Named For Parks
Proposals in the House and Senate would name the building that houses the local Homeland Security Office the "Rosa Parks Federal Building." Michigan's entire congressional delegation supports the proposals, which are pending in separate committees.Copyright 2005 by ClickOnDetroit.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
LIVE WEBCAST SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Public Viewing Monday, Oct. 31, 9 p.m. to Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 5 a.m.: Parks will lie in-state at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit. A line for the public will start at the Farnsworth Street entrance. Barricades will outline the boundaries for the viewing line. The public will exit the museum on Warren Avenue. A separate line will accommodate the disabled and elderly people who are unable to stand. No cameras, camcorders, or other video equipment will be allowed inside the museum. The following areas will be closed to nonresident traffic: northbound Brush Street; Brush Street and Farnsworth Avenue; Farnsworth Avenue and John R Street. Parking will be prohibited on the following streets during public viewing: Warren Avenue between John R and Brush streets; Brush Street between Warren and Frederick Douglass avenues. Unauthorized vehicles will be towed. --Source: Associated PressFuneralWednesday, Nov. 2, doors open at 9 a.m., funeral begins at 11 a.m.: , Detroit. Internment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetary in Detroit. General admission will be from doors facing West Seven Mile Road. General public seating will be on a first come-first served basis.The ProcessionalThe processional, which will be lead by a horse-drawn carriage carrying Parks' casket, will depart from the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 6 a.m. and travel:West on Farnsworth to John R; South on John R. to East Warren; West on East Warren to Woodward; North on Woodward to Seven Mile Road; West on 7 Mile Road to Greater Grace Temple, 23500 W. 7 Mile Road.After funeral services, the processional will travel:East on W. 7 Mile Road; North on Livernois to W. 8 Mile Road; East on 8 Mile Road to Woodward; South on Woodward to Woodlawn Cemetary.Doves will be released at Woodlawn Cemetary, where Parks will be laid to rest. DONATIONS Condolences in the form of cards and flowers should be sent to: 65 Cadillac Square Suite 2200 Detroit, Mich. 48226Financial donations should be mailed to:The Rosa and Raymond Parks Endowment c/o Comerica Charitable Services Group P.O. Box 75000 Detroit, Mich. 48275-9413Checks should be made payable to The Rosa and Raymond Parks Endowment YOUR TURN Survey: Should National Holiday Be Declared? VIDEO |
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