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

THF117131 / Rosa Parks Bus before Restoration, outside Henry Ford Museum, September 12, 2002

THF117132 / Rosa Parks Bus before Restoration, outside Henry Ford Museum, September 12, 2002 / back

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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

Henry Ford (Organization). Photographic Department

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

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Dearborn Photographic prints Photographs Buses Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005 Henry Ford (Organization). Henry Ford Museum Montgomery City Bus Lines Collections management Museums Restoration (Process)

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Rosa Parks Bus Interior before Restoration, Interior View, March 2002

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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.