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Raymond Arthur Parks (February 12, 1903 – August 19, 1977) was an American activist in the civil rights movement and barber, best known as the husband of Rosa Parks. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] His wife called him "the first real activist I ever met.” [ 3 ]
Parks was the first child of Alfred and Leila Parks and great-great-nephew of settler Benny Parks, who found gold in the state of Georgia in the early nineteenth century. . Born in Dawsonville, Georgia, on June 5, 1914, [1] Raymond was the oldest of his father's sixteen children, six of whom were born to Leila, and ten of whom were born to Leila's sister,
In 1980, Parks—widowed and without immediate family—rededicated herself to civil rights and educational organizations. She co-founded the Rosa L. Parks Scholarship Foundation for college-bound high school seniors, [ 118 ] [ 119 ] to which she donated most of her speaker fees.
Rosa Parks was an avid yoga practitioner. The way Parks took a stand for civil rights reflects many of the principles behind yoga that connect the body and the mind.
Lloyd began racing in 1938, winning in his first stock car race at Lakewood Speedway driving a 1934 Ford owned by his cousin Raymond Parks and tuned by Red Vogt when he was 18 years old. [ 3 ] [ 6 ] On November 21, 1938, Seay won a 150-mile darkness shortened national championship stock car race at Lakewood.
Raymond Parks may refer to: Raymond Parks (activist) (1903–1977), husband of civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks; Raymond Parks (auto racing) (1914–2010), American ...
Park was born on 23 August 1974 in Glasgow, Scotland.At the age of seven, he moved with his family to London, England. [6]Park was introduced to martial arts by his father, who was a fan of Bruce Lee, and began training martial arts at the age of 7, starting with one year of Hapkido, then traditional Shaolin Kung Fu such as Nam Pai Chuan at UK Chin Woo Northern Shaolin, as well as modern wushu.
The Rosa L. (McCauley) and Raymond Parks Flat, or simply the Rosa Parks Flat, is a two-story brick duplex located at 3201-3203 Virginia Park Street in Detroit, Michigan. The building is significant as the home of civil rights icon Rosa Parks , who lived in the first floor flat with her husband Raymond from 1961 to 1988.