What unit number in the Cleveland Court Apartments belonged to the woman who was referred to as "the first lady of civil rights?"
Rosa Parks Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an activist in the Civil Rights Movement, whom the United States Congress called "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement".
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.