A bankruptcy lawyer alleges that more than 100 pieces of civil rights memorabilia, Motown and African-American history have disappeared and Rosa Parks’ lawyer should be jailed until the items are found, the Detroit News reported. The allegation emerged in the bankruptcy case of prominent Detroit attorney Gregory Reed, a case that features claims about mansions with secret rooms, crates crammed full of historical objects and missing artifacts. The list of missing items includes iron slave shackles, an early draft of a Parks book, a century-old book signed by educator Booker T. Washington and gold records awarded to Motown artists including The Marvelettes. Reed should be jailed until he reveals the location of the missing property and returns the items, a lawyer for bankruptcy trustee Kenneth Nathan wrote in a court filing. If the property was sold, Reed should relinquish the money, the lawyer argues. Reed also should be fined every day until he complies with court orders, according to the trustee’s legal team.
