Rosa Parks - Parks was robbed and assaulted in her home
Time: Tuesday Aug 30, 1994
Place: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Details: At age 81 Parks was robbed and assaulted in her home in central Detroit on August 30, 1994. The assailant, Joseph Skipper, broke down the door but claimed he had chased away an intruder. He requested a reward and when Parks paid him, he demanded more. Parks refused and he attacked her. Hurt and badly shaken, Parks called a friend, who called the police. A neighborhood manhunt led to Skipper's capture and reported beating.
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