Woodlawn Cemetery
Detroit
Memorial Page for Rosa Parks (née Rosa Louise McCauley)
Feb 4, 1913 – Oct 24, 2005(92 years)Died in:Detroit, Wayne County
Civil rights activist
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Rosa Parks (* February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee; † October 24, 2005 in Detroit) was a civil rights activist. She was 92 years old. She was married to Raymond Parks. She studied at Alabama State College. Her faith was United Methodist Church. She received 10 awards, including National Women's Hall of Fame, Michigan Women's Hall of Fame. She was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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12 EventsInternational Freedom Conductor Award
198Born in Tuskegee, Macon County
1913Spingarn Medal
1979Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award
1981Michigan Women's Hall of Fame
1983Candace Award
1984National Women's Hall of Fame
1993Golden Plate Award
1995Presidential Medal of Freedom
1996Congressional Gold Medal
1999Died in Detroit, Wayne County
2005Alabama Women's Hall of Fame
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Rosa Parks (née Rosa Louise McCauley). Forever remembered.