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Rosa Parks Commemorative Medal, 1999

THF98158 / Rosa Parks Commemorative Medal, 1999
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Artifact Overview

Rosa Parks's December 1, 1955, refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus led to such successful public action that many consider her act to be the spark that ignited the Civil Rights movement. This limited-edition bronze medal replicates the Congressional Gold Medal that was awarded to Rosa Parks in 1999.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Medal

Date Made

1999

Creator Notes

Designed by Artis Lane and made by the United States Mint, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2002.192.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Bronze (Metal)

Dimensions

Diameter: 1.5 in
Thickness: 0.125 in

Inscriptions

obverse: ROSA PARKS / MOTHER OF THE MODERN DAY CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT reverse: QUIET STRENGTH / PRIDE / DIGNITY / COURAGE / BY ACT OF CONGRESS 1999
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