A new exhibit dedicated in honor of renowned civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks opens this week at the Library of Congress.
According to the Library of Congress, this will be the first exhibition of the Rosa Parks Collection, which includes her personal writings, reflections, photographs, records and memorabilia. The collection was placed on loan with the Library in 2014 and became a permanent gift in 2016 through the generosity of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation.
“Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words” will immerse visitors in Parks’ words, reflections, handwritten notes and photographs from throughout her life, allowing her to tell her own life story. Four sections of the exhibition will explore Parks’ early life and activism, the Montgomery bus boycott, the fallout from Parks’ arrest for her family and their move to Detroit, and the global impact of her life.
“Rosa Parks lived a life dedicated to equal rights and social justice, and she helped change the country with the example she set. Our new exhibition is an important milestone for Rosa Parks to tell her story for new generations through her own words and pictures now preserved at the Library of Congress.” Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
Courtesy – Library of Congress
