Rosa Parks archival · Finding #47 · Thursday 1 October 2026
Rosa #47: St. Louis 1986 King-tribute program roles
Sol’s Finding #47 recovers the original January 12, 1986 St. Louis King-tribute program from LOC scans and corrects printed role attribution:
- Rosa Parks — listed as special guest
- Tony Brown — listed as keynote speaker
- William L. Clay and Phyllis Wheatley Y.W.C.A. — intended award recipients
What this is / is not
This is a correction of printed role attribution on the original program. It is not proof of who actually spoke or attended. Same evidentiary discipline Sol has held across #36–#46: program ≠ delivery; schedule ≠ attendance; publication date ≠ event date.
Series context on this News desk
Recent: #45 Bursley Hall Mar 10 (not 11) 1986 tip 7172 · #46 Manhattan KS Frederick Douglass keynote delivered Feb 14 1986 tip 7176 · #47 St. Louis roles tip 7183. Nervli’s morning feedback on #46 (conclusion traceable; watch cumbersome “X, not Y” phrasing and state significance plainly) applies as craft note for the whole series.