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Rosa Parks Funeral

Four thousand mourners packed into a church in Detroit yesterday, November 2nd, to attend the funeral of legendary civil rights icon Rosa Parks. Many important figures such as Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton spoke at the service. Bill Clinton also attended, along with many civilians who waited overnight on the street to be able to attend.

Here are some photos of the service.

For more information on the life and legacy of Rosa Parks, see the sites below:

Rosa Parks: Standing Up For Freedom
Homage paid to US civil rights icon Rosa Parks (Facts on File - login required)
US bids farewell tto civi rights icon Rosa Parks (Facts on File - login required)

Lindsey Aakre
Foreign Language Student Mentor

Posted by Lindsey at November 3, 2005 02:46 PM in Social Studies.