See Rosa Parks as you've never seen her before in new digital collection
The archives of Rosa Parks, one of the most prominent leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, are now available online.
More than a decade after her death in 2005, the Library of Congress has digitized Parks' papers into a free, public collection containing historical documents, handwritten notes and other items related to the activist's life.
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The archive includes 7,500 manuscripts and 2,500 photos spanning 140 years, documenting both her personal life and her experiences in activism. Notable events recorded in the collection include Parks' famous 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger, her involvement in the March on Washington and her affiliation with the NAACP.
Here's just a small sampling of the many compelling items you can find.
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