Rosa Parks statue
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The Rosa Parks statue is a bronze sculpture in the U.S. Capitol honoring civil rights icon Rosa Parks for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the broader struggle against racial segregation.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rosa Parks statue canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
bronze sculpture
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public monument ⓘ statue ⓘ |
| artist | Eugene Daub ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Rosa Parks Congressional Gold Medal Act ⓘ |
| category |
Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C.
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Monuments and memorials to Rosa Parks ⓘ Sculptures in the United States Capitol ⓘ |
| coDesigner | Rob Firmin ⓘ |
| commemorates |
American civil rights movement
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Montgomery bus boycott ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Rosa Parks ⓘ |
| depicts | Rosa Parks ⓘ |
| depictsEthnicity | African American ⓘ |
| hasSexOfDepicted | female ⓘ |
| height | approximately 9 feet ⓘ |
| honors | Rosa Parks ⓘ |
| location |
United States Capitol
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| placedIn | Capitol Visitor Center ⓘ |
| subjectKnownFor |
refusing to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama
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role in Montgomery bus boycott ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation | civil rights activist ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
civil rights
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struggle against racial segregation ⓘ |
| unveiledOn | 2013-02-27 ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 2013 ⓘ |
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