Rosa Parks Visiting Mattox House in Greenfield Village, August 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 front of the Mattox House, the 1930s Georgia home of an African-American family, during her visit. That day, many youngsters who recognized her from school lessons also rushed to greet her.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

04 August 1992

Subject Date

04 August 1992

Collection Title

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.N.B.108917.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 60 mm
Width: 60 mm

Rosa Parks Visiting Mattox House in Greenfield Village, August 1992