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Rosa Park's Detroit home on display in Italy

The Detroit News
Alice Ridolfi, from Verona, helps her two-year-old son Leone take pictures of the house of U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks, rebuilt by artist Ryan Mendoza for public display, in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. The rundown, paint-chipped Detroit house where Parks took refuge after her famous bus boycott is going on display in a setting that couldn't be more incongruous: the imposing central courtyard of the 18th century Royal Palace. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Alice Ridolfi, from Verona, helps her two-year-old son Leone take pictures of the house of U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks, rebuilt by artist Ryan Mendoza for public display, in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. The rundown, paint-chipped Detroit house where Parks took refuge after her famous bus boycott is going on display in a setting that couldn't be more incongruous: the imposing central courtyard of the 18th century Royal Palace. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Gregorio Borgia, AP
Alice Ridolfi, from Verona, helps her two-year-old son Leone take pictures of the house of U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks, rebuilt by artist Ryan Mendoza for public display in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. The rundown, paint-chipped Detroit house where Parks took refuge after her famous bus boycott is going on display in a setting that couldn't be more incongruous: the imposing central courtyard of the 18th century Royal Palace. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Alice Ridolfi, from Verona, helps her two-year-old son Leone take pictures of the house of U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks, rebuilt by artist Ryan Mendoza for public display in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. The rundown, paint-chipped Detroit house where Parks took refuge after her famous bus boycott is going on display in a setting that couldn't be more incongruous: the imposing central courtyard of the 18th century Royal Palace. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Gregorio Borgia, AP
Visitors look through a window of the house of U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks, rebuilt by artist Ryan Mendoza, for public display, in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. It’s the latest stop for the house in a years-long saga that began when Parks’ niece saved the tiny two-story home from demolition in Detroit after the 2008 financial crisis. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Visitors look through a window of the house of U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks, rebuilt by artist Ryan Mendoza, for public display, in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. It’s the latest stop for the house in a years-long saga that began when Parks’ niece saved the tiny two-story home from demolition in Detroit after the 2008 financial crisis. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Gregorio Borgia, AP
Lucio Ferrara, who works in bird control for the municipality in Piazza del Plebiscito, holds his eagle named, Iena, as he walks in the yard of the Royal palace where the house of U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks was rebuilt for public display by artist Ryan Mendoza, in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. The rundown, paint-chipped Detroit house where Parks took refuge after her famous bus boycott is going on display in a setting that couldn't be more incongruous: the imposing central courtyard of the 18th century Royal Palace. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Lucio Ferrara, who works in bird control for the municipality in Piazza del Plebiscito, holds his eagle named, Iena, as he walks in the yard of the Royal palace where the house of U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks was rebuilt for public display by artist Ryan Mendoza, in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. The rundown, paint-chipped Detroit house where Parks took refuge after her famous bus boycott is going on display in a setting that couldn't be more incongruous: the imposing central courtyard of the 18th century Royal Palace. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Gregorio Borgia, AP
Artist Ryan Mendoza poses for photographers in front of the house of U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks, which he rebuilt for public display, in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. The rundown, paint-chipped Detroit house where Parks took refuge after her famous bus boycott is on display in a setting that couldn't be more incongruous: the imposing central courtyard of the 18th century Royal Palace. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Artist Ryan Mendoza poses for photographers in front of the house of U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks, which he rebuilt for public display, in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. The rundown, paint-chipped Detroit house where Parks took refuge after her famous bus boycott is on display in a setting that couldn't be more incongruous: the imposing central courtyard of the 18th century Royal Palace. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Gregorio Borgia, AP
The house of U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks, rebuilt by artist Ryan Mendoza, is on display in the courtyard of an 18th century Royal Palace, in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. It’s the latest stop for the house in a years-long saga that began when Parks’ niece saved the tiny two-story home from demolition in Detroit after the 2008 financial crisis. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
The house of U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks, rebuilt by artist Ryan Mendoza, is on display in the courtyard of an 18th century Royal Palace, in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. It’s the latest stop for the house in a years-long saga that began when Parks’ niece saved the tiny two-story home from demolition in Detroit after the 2008 financial crisis. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Gregorio Borgia, AP
The house of U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks, rebuilt by artist Ryan Mendoza, is on display in the courtyard of an 18th century Royal Palace, in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. It’s the latest stop for the house in a years-long saga that began when Parks’ niece saved the tiny two-story home from demolition in Detroit after the 2008 financial crisis. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
The house of U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks, rebuilt by artist Ryan Mendoza, is on display in the courtyard of an 18th century Royal Palace, in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. It’s the latest stop for the house in a years-long saga that began when Parks’ niece saved the tiny two-story home from demolition in Detroit after the 2008 financial crisis. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Gregorio Borgia, AP
Piazza del Plebiscito Square is reflected on a window of a the house of U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks, rebuilt by artist Ryan Mendoza, on display in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. The rundown, paint-chipped Detroit house where Parks took refuge after her famous bus boycott is going on display in a setting that couldn't be more incongruous: the imposing central courtyard of the 18th century Royal Palace in Naples. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Piazza del Plebiscito Square is reflected on a window of a the house of U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks, rebuilt by artist Ryan Mendoza, on display in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. The rundown, paint-chipped Detroit house where Parks took refuge after her famous bus boycott is going on display in a setting that couldn't be more incongruous: the imposing central courtyard of the 18th century Royal Palace in Naples. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Gregorio Borgia, AP
The house of U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks, rebuilt by artist Ryan Mendoza, is on display in the courtyard of an 18th century Royal Palace, in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. It’s the latest stop for the house in a years-long saga that began when Parks’ niece saved the tiny two-story home from demolition in Detroit after the 2008 financial crisis. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
The house of U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks, rebuilt by artist Ryan Mendoza, is on display in the courtyard of an 18th century Royal Palace, in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. It’s the latest stop for the house in a years-long saga that began when Parks’ niece saved the tiny two-story home from demolition in Detroit after the 2008 financial crisis. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Gregorio Borgia, AP
Artist Ryan Mendoza walks in front of the house of U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks, which he rebuilt for public display, in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. The rundown, paint-chipped Detroit house where Parks took refuge after her famous bus boycott is on display in a setting that couldn't be more incongruous: the imposing central courtyard of the 18th century Royal Palace. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Artist Ryan Mendoza walks in front of the house of U.S. civil rights campaigner Rosa Parks, which he rebuilt for public display, in Naples, Italy, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. The rundown, paint-chipped Detroit house where Parks took refuge after her famous bus boycott is on display in a setting that couldn't be more incongruous: the imposing central courtyard of the 18th century Royal Palace. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Gregorio Borgia, AP