The house of U.S. civil rights icon Rosa Parks, rebuilt by artist Ryan Mendoza, is on display in the courtyard of an 18th century Royal Palace, in Naples, Italy. It is the latest stop for the house in a years-long saga that began when Mrs. Parks’ niece saved the tiny two-story home from demolition in Detroit after the 2008 financial crisis.
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Rosa Parks’ home displayed in Italy amid racial justice backdrop
The rundown, paint-chipped Detroit house where civil rights icon Rosa Parks took refuge after her historic bus boycott is going on display in Italy in a setting that couldn’t be more incongruous: The imposing central courtyard of the Royal Palace in Naples.
