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Goodbye, Mrs. Parks
DETROIT -- The remarkable journey of the world's beloved mother of the civil rights movement has come to an end.The world has said goodbye to civil rights legend Rosa Parks, whose famous stand against segregation 50 years ago helped break the back of Jim Crow law in the South and whose single, quiet act of defiance ignited a movement to end racial injustice in America and around the world.

  • Pomp of sendoff 'what she deserved'
  • Mourners look back on Parks' legacy
  • Crowds honor civil rights legend
  • Nation mourns mother of civil rights movement
  • On the street where she lived
  • Riders get glimpse of Parks' legacy
  • Students given lessons in bravery
  • One Montgomery saddened, still working
  • Parks' quiet courage helped change the world
  • Parks ignited movement
  • Multitude of things named in honor of Parks
  • Close friend, activist has special perspective
  • Photo gallery from the Detroit Free Press

Video from Montgomery
Video: Rosa Parks Memorial Procession
Video: MIA Rosa Parks Memorial Service
Video: A visit to the Rosa Parks Museum
Video: What did Rosa Parks mean to me?
  Exclusive: Video from Detroit
Exclusive Video: Greater Grace Temple prepares
Exclusive Video: Claudette Colvin interview
Exclusive Video: Restoring Rosa's Bus
Video: Johnnie Carr at the funeral for Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks biographical timeline
Program for the Rosa Parks vigil
Attorney Fred Gray letter of condolence
MIA Rosa Parks Memorial Program
  PHOTO GALLERY:Parks' processional and viewing
PHOTO GALLERY: MIA's Rosa Parks service, 10-28
PHOTO GALLERY:Rosa Parks memorials, 10/26
PHOTO GALLERY: Rosa Parks apartment
PHOTO GALLERY: Remembering Rosa Parks
PHOTO GALLERY: One Montgomery Meeting
PHOTO GALLERY: Rosa Parks Photo Gallery
 
 
Rosa Parks tells of meeting E.D. Nixon and registering to vote.
FUNERAL SPEAKERS
President Bill Clinton speaks at Mrs. Parks Funeral
The congressional delegation pay their respects to Mrs. Parks.
Louis Farrakahn at the funeral
Johnnie Carr: MIA President and friend of Rosa Parks
AL Sharpton speaks to the crowd
Rev. Charles Addams gives a prayer to remember.
Jennifer Granholm, Governor of Michigan, reflects on Rosa's life
Mezzo-soprano Brenda Jackson sings the opening hymn
Bernice King presents a statement from the King family
Aretha Franklin sings a tribute to Mrs. Parks



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