A central figure in the American civil rights movement, Parks (1913–2005) instigated the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955–56 by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger as required by city law. FDC, 6.5 x 3.75, with a cachet honoring James Weldon Johnson, signed on the front in black ink by Parks. In very fine condition. R&R COA.
