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Rosa Parks Bus before Restoration, outside Henry Ford Museum, September 12, 2002

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Artifact Overview

This bus, the site of Rosa Parks's stand against segregation laws, sat as a rusted storage shed before The Henry Ford acquired it and began a full restoration. Parks's act of defiance on December 1, 1955, sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which helped to ignite the Civil Rights Movement. Today, the restored bus survives as a reminder of her courageous activism.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

12 September 2002

Creators

Collection Title

Rosa Parks Bus Collection

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.366.3

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Resin-coated paper

Technique

Chromogenic processes

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 4 in
Width: 6 in

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Rosa Parks Bus before Restoration, outside Henry Ford Museum, September 12, 2002