Although Rosa has received recognition and honor for her activism for civil rights and her courage, her husband Raymond was quietly favorable in most of their wedding almost 45 years.
This is more information on marriage. and the life of Rosa and Raymond Parks
Quick Facts Marriage - Raymond and Rosa
Met: Abt. 1932.
Married 18 December, 1932.
Complete Marriage: Their marriage ended when Raymond died August 19, 1977.
First Marriage:.? YesDid you know
Rosa and Raymond were childless ..
News Updates:
02/27/2013 : a statue of Rosa Parks was unveiled in the United States Capitol. According to ABC News, she was the first black woman to be honored with a statue full length in Statuary Hall of the Capitol "
When Rosa and Raymond were born :.
Rosa Louise McCauley Lee: February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama
Raymond Parks: .. in Randolph County, Alabama February 12, 103 Wedowee
When Rosa and Raymond Death
:. Rosa Parks Rosa died at the age of 92 Oct. 24, 05 at his home on the east side of Detroit, as she took a nap
Rosa had suffered from dementia for several years. She lived in the complex Riverfront Apartments overlooking the Detroit river and the border with Ontario, Canada.
Rosa Parks made history again Sunday, October 30, 05, when she became the first woman to lie in honor, 180 feet below the Capitol dome, the ornate rotunda. She was also the second black person to receive this honor
Raymond Parks: .. Raymond died in Detroit, Michigan on August 19, 1977, after a battle with five cancer
How Rosa and Raymond Met:
When Rosa was nineteen, Rosa and Raymond met another through a mutual friend. They became friends before they had a romantic relationship with each other. Raymond was an impeccable dresser and considered very handsome and charming.
Not attracted to Raymond first because he was light-skinned, Rosa resisted his advances for some time, but was carried by his perseverance
Age at marriage: ..
Rosa was aged about 20 years and Raymond was 29 at the time of marriage
wedding date:
December 18 1932 Rosa and Raymond were married at his mother's house in Montgomery, Alabama
Religion :.
Rosa and Raymond were members of the African Methodist Episcopal. Church (AME) and in 1964, became a deaconess Rosa
education
Rosa attended the Montgomery Industrial School for Girls, Booker T. Washington High School, and Alabama State College. With the support of Raymond, Rosa returned to school in 1933 and graduated from high school.
Although Raymond has not had a formal education, he thirst for knowledge. Self-taught, he had a thorough knowledge of internal affairs and current events. Many people thought he was a college education. He spent his life encouraging others to get an education
Children :.
Although Rosa is known as the mother of the civil rights movement, Raymond and Rosa had no children of their own
Residence: ..
Raymond and Rosa owned their own home
Occupations
early in her life, Rosa was a dressmaker, a seamstress, a life insurance agent, and a cleaning lady. In his later years, Rosa was a hotel supervisor, civil rights activist, speaker and author. From 1 March 1965 to 1988, Rosa was a personal assistant to Congressman John Conyers, Jr.
In 1987, Rosa founded the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development to provide vocational training for children aged 12 to 18.
Raymond was a barber and civil rights and encouraged blacks to vote. He worked secretly for the National Committee to Save the Scottsboro Boys and was later a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Interests :.
Rosa loved to sing and pray. Raymond loved poetry and reading
Awards and Recognition :.
Rosa has received many awards and distinctions. In July, 1999, Rosa Parks was awarded the gold medal of honor of the Congress, the highest civilian honor of the nation.
The incident Montgomery Bus
On 1 December 1955, when Rosa was 42 years old, she was arrested for not giving up his seat in the black section of the bus to a white man. Rosa Parks has agreed to challenge the segregationist law in court after consulting with her husband Raymond, his mother and his lawyer.
Although concerned about his safety, they still agreed it should move forward with the case. Convicted December 6, 1955, non-compliance with an order of the city and a fine of $ 14, Rosa appealed the decision and has not paid the fine. Triggered by the courage of Rosa, the bus boycott lasted 381 days.
Ultimately, the US District Court and the Supreme Court of the United States found that the bus had to be integrated. December 21, 1956, Rosa is mounted in front of a city bus built Montgomery
Move to Detroit :.
After the initial trial, and throughout the appeal process, Raymond and Rosa underwent numerous verbal threats, abusive letters, telephone harassment, and intimidation. They both lost their jobs and were unemployable in the Montgomery area. Raymond suffered a nervous breakdown stress. They took the decision to move to Detroit, Michigan in August 1957 and took the mother of Rosa with them
Quotes Wedding Rosa and Raymond Parks :.
Rosa, about her husband. "Raymond, my husband - he is now deceased - was another person who inspired me, because he believed in freedom and equality himself ... he believed in freedom and equality and all things that would improve the conditions "
Source: Achievement.org
Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute:" the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development was named in honor of Raymond Parks because of his activism for civil rights, his love for children and Mrs. Parks love for him "
Source: Rosa & Raymond Institute Parks
Rosa Raymond. "He was the first, apart from my grandfather and Mr. Gus Vaughn, who was never scared so white, many felt African Americans. you just had to be under the heel of Mr. Charlie - which is what we called the white man, Mr. Charlie - and could not do anything to cross him. In other words, Parks believed in being a man and should be treated as a man "
Source: Detroit Free Press 10/24/05 ...