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Rosa Parks Visiting Mattox House in Greenfield Village, 1992

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Artifact Overview

Civil Rights pioneer Rosa Parks visited Greenfield Village with a group of students during a "Freedom Tour" sponsored by the Raymond and Rosa Parks Foundation. She posed here in the Mattox House, the 1930s Georgia home of an African-American family, after she spoke to students. That day, many youngsters who recognized her from school lessons also rushed to greet her.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Date Made

04 August 1992

Subject Date

04 August 1992

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.P.B.108917.7

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in

Rosa Parks Visiting Mattox House in Greenfield Village, 1992