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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 ]
Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama, on February 4, 1913, to Leona (née Edwards), a teacher, and James McCauley, a carpenter.In addition to African ancestry, one of Parks's great-grandfathers was Scots-Irish, and one of her great-grandmothers was a part–Native American slave.
Bus driver defied by Rosa Parks after he ordered her to give up her seat – eventually leading to the Montgomery bus boycott James Frederick Blake (April 14, 1912 – March 21, 2002) was an American bus driver in Montgomery, Alabama , whom Rosa Parks defied in 1955, prompting the Montgomery bus boycott .
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Raymond Parks may refer to: Raymond Parks (activist) (1903–1977), husband of civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks Raymond Parks (auto racing) (1914–2010), American stock car racing team owner
Taking a stand. Pink paid tribute to Rosa Parks while attending a Black Lives Matter protest with her husband, Carey Hart. Shutterstock The “Just Give Me a Reason” singer, 40, shared a picture ...
The Detroit Pistons have teamed with the estate of civil rights icon Rosa Parks as part of the organization’s Black The post For Rosa Parks’ birthday, Detroit Pistons provide free bus rides ...
Unit 634 was home to civil rights activist Rosa Parks, her husband Raymond, and her mother, Leona McCauley, during the Montgomery bus boycott from 1955 to 1956. The building was placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on March 30, 1989, and the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 2001. [1] [2]