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Raymond Arthur Parks (February 12, 1903 – August 19, 1977) was an American activist in the civil rights movement and barber, best known as the husband of Rosa Parks. His wife called him "the first real activist I ever met.”
Raymond Parks (1903–1977) was a carpenter and a civil rights activist who married Rosa Parks in 1932. Learn about his life, his role in the Montgomery bus boycott, and his relationship with Rosa Parks through the Library of Congress exhibition.
Rosa Parks war eine afroamerikanische Bürgerrechtlerin, die 1955 in Montgomery einen Busboykott auslöste, indem sie sich weigerte, ihren Platz einem weißen Fahrgast zu räumen. Sie war mit Raymond Parks verheiratet, einem Friseur und Aktivisten, der ebenfalls für die Gleichberechtigung kämpfte.
20. Juni 2010 · Raymond Parks was an unrivaled pioneer when it came to putting super swift cars onto racetracks. Born on June 5, 1914, He became the first major car owner, the moneyman and the ultimate sportsman in stock car racing. He was the leader of the original “Georgia Gang.”
Rosa Parks met and married Raymond Parks, a barber and activist who fought for the Scottsboro boys, nine young men falsely accused of rape in 1931 Alabama. They both faced danger and intimidation as they organized and defended the Scottsboro boys.
Raymond Parks was born in Wedowee, Alabama, the son of David, a carpenter, and Geri Culbertson Parks. He spent his childhood caring for ill family members and was orphaned as a teen. A mutual friend introduced Raymond to Rosa in the spring of 1931. He proposed on their second date.
29. Apr. 2022 · Like a lot of young American men, Raymond Parks had his career interrupted by World Wat II. The Georgia native served in the U.S. Army’s 99 th Infantry Division and took part in the Battle of the Bulge, one of the war’s decisive confrontations.
