What unit number in the Cleveland Court Apartments belonged to the woman who was referred to as "the first lady of civil rights?"
Cleveland Court Apartments 620–638 The Cleveland Court Apartments 620–638 is a historic apartment building in the Cleveland Court Apartment Complex in Montgomery, Alabama. It is significant to the history of the modern Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Unit 634 was home to civil rights activist Rosa Parks, her husband Raymond, and her mother, Leona McCauley, during the Montgomery Bus Boycott from 1955 to 1956. The building was placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on March 30, 1989 and the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 2001.
Vanzetta Penn McPherson Vanzetta Penn McPherson (1947) is an African American woman who served as United States magistrate judge in Montgomery, Alabama. She earned her J.D. from Columbia University in 1947. After completing her degree, she open a law practice back in her home town of Montgomery. As a lawyer and a judge, she was noted for her defense of the rights of women and African Americans. McPherson has received awards for her public service and leadership from several organization, including the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Women of Distinction, South Central Alabama Girl Scout Council, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.