![]() I earnestly hope and pray that progress will continue in our struggle for freedom and justice for all. ![]() I miss all of you so much and would like to hear some news of how things are going there now. He likes here and is improving in every way. Mother is happy to be near her son and grandchildren. Though I was sorry to leave at this time, perhaps it was best. It will always be among my most cherished memories. I have no words of expression of gratitude for what has been done to help us. Executive Board and our many dear friends, is to say many, many thanks to all of you for the kindness and generosity shown us before our departure from Montgomery. In the following letter Parks thanks King for the warm send-off. 3 On 8 August Parks appeared during a rally at Holt Street Baptist Church that culminated the third meeting of SCLC. ![]() ![]() gave the spark that lit the light of freedom in the deep south.” 2 A gift of approximately eight hundred dollars was presented to Parks at an evening celebration held at Mt. 1 Shortly before her departure, the MIA’s executive board declared 5 August “Rosa Parks Day” and asked Montgomery churches to contribute a special offering in honor of the woman “whose dignified and Christian stand on segregation. ![]() Suffering harassment and unable to find steady work in Montgomery, Parks and her family joined her brother Sylvester in Detroit in the summer of 1957. ![]()
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