ROSA PARKS FUNERAL
Richard Johnson, 49, of Detroit holds a painted picture of Rosa Parks during her funeral ceremony Nov. 2, 2005, at the Greater Grace Temple in Detroit. Parks passed away in her Detroit home on October 24. (UPI Photo/Scott R. Galvin)
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