Rosa Parks Visiting Mattox House in Greenfield Village, 1992
THF123775 / 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
Place of Creation
Collection Title
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
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Amos and Grace Mattox -- descended from enslaved African Americans -- raised their two children in this rural Georgia farmhouse during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Amos farmed, cut hair, made shoes, and preached at the local church, while Grace sewed, canned, cooked, and helped needy neighbors. Although life was hard, the family proudly affirmed that there was "always enough."
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