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Raymond Parks. (m. 1932; died 1977) Signature. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom ...
The Rosa Parks Story. The Rosa Parks Story is a 2002 American television movie written by Paris Qualles and directed by Julie Dash. Angela Bassett portrays Rosa Parks, with Cicely Tyson in a supporting role as her mother. It was broadcast by CBS on February 24, 2002. It received awards from the NAACP and the Black Reel Awards .
40 pp. ISBN. 9780803740853. OCLC. 858749395. I Am Rosa Parks is a 2014 children's picture book written by Brad Meltzer [1] in the 'Ordinary People Change the World' series. It follows the adventures of a young Rosa Parks learning important lessons.
Jack Crenshaw, attorney. James F. Blake, bus driver. The Montgomery bus boycott was a political and social protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery, Alabama. It was a foundational event in the civil rights movement in the United States.
Claudette Colvin. Arrested at the age of 15 in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus, nine months before the similar Rosa Parks incident. Claudette Colvin (born Claudette Austin; September 5, 1939) [1] [2] is an American pioneer of the 1950s civil rights movement and retired nurse aide.
“This Friday, Dec. 1, will be the 68th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ arrest in Montgomery, Alabama, for simply refusing to give up her seat,” said Congresswoman Sewell, who called Parks an ...
2002. ( 2002) Running time. 40 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks is a 2002 American short documentary film directed by Robert Houston and produced by Robert Hudson about the 1955/56 Montgomery bus boycott led by Rosa Parks.
"Rosa Parks" is widely considered one of Outkast's best songs. In 2020, The Ringer ranked the song number eight on their list of the 50 greatest Outkast songs, [8] and in 2021, The Guardian ranked the song number two on their list of the 20 greatest Outkast songs.