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Interesting read about Rosa Parks
"NEW YORK CITY -- It was near the end of a long day in 2006, and Joanne Grant, an archivist for world-famous Guernsey's Auctioneers & Brokers, was exhausted.
She had spent the day rummaging through the cramped attic of Rosa Parks' modest home on Detroit's west side, in search of historic treasure.
Just as Grant was about to call it quits, she spotted something in the corner. Tucked under the eaves was a shoebox.
Jackpot.
It was filled with dozens of letters and papers containing Parks' recollections about her life before and after she became a civil rights icon in December 1955 by refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., bus to a white man.
"At that moment, I realized these were among the most important things we had found in Detroit. They are remarkable documents," Grant said."
Excellent piece of history in my opinion.