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Rosa Parks taught us that even one voice can spark a movement and that fighting for equality is always worth it. Posted in History Lessons , Uncategorized An initiative of the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute for American Democracy, Civics for Life is an online resource center for multigenerational civics education, civil discourse and civic Behind the Movement: Directed by Aric Avelino. With Meta Golding, Roger Guenveur Smith, Isaiah Washington, Al Mitchell. Behind the Movement is a unique and fast-paced retelling of how Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat launched the history-making Montgomery Bus Boycott. Rosa Parks (1913—2005) helped initiate the civil rights movement in the United States when she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955. Her actions Rosa Parks, born Rosa Louise McCauley on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama, is celebrated as a pivotal figure in the American civil rights movement. Her most notable act of defiance occurred on December 1, 1955, when she refused to yield her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. Rosa Parks was a Black civil rights activist whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man ignited the American civil rights movement. Because she played a leading role in the Montgomery bus boycott, she is called the ‘mother of the civil rights movement.’ Rosa Parks’ contributions to the civil rights movement . By the time Parks famously refused to give up a seat on a segregated bus in 1955, she was a well-known figure in the struggle for racial 02/03/2025 February 3, 2025. She stood up for her rights by staying seated. In the 1950s, Rosa Parks gave the US Civil Rights Movement a huge boost, and inspired Martin Luther King Jr. Parks's act of defiance and the Montgomery bus boycott became important symbols of the movement. She became an international icon of resistance to racial segregation, and organized and collaborated with civil rights leaders, including Edgar Nixon and Martin Luther King Jr. On 1 December 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested in Alabama for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man. Discover how her act of defiance sparked the US civil rights movement. Parks’s courage and quiet dignity were widely admired, and her example inspired others to undertake similar nonviolent resistance to legal discrimination against African Americans throughout the country, earning her the title “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.” Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her bus seat 62 years ago was only the beginning. Premiering the February, TV One's new film "Behind The Movement" offers a cl Just in time for Black History Month, TV One is rolling out a new original movie focusing on civil rights activist Rosa Parks. Behind the Movement depicts the events leading up to Parks The untold story of how Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat in 1955 launched the history-making Montgomery Bus Boycott. Behind the Movement has a running time Here's a preview of TVOne's Behind The Movement - Meta Golding plays Rosa Parks in the timely original movie. Visit for more. This item: Behind the Movement: The Rosa Parks Story . $8.24 $ 8. 24. Get it as soon as Wednesday, Jan 15. Only 8 left in stock - order soon. Behind the Movement is a unique and fast-paced retelling of how Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat launched the history-making Montgomery Bus Boycott. Videos: Trailers, Teasers, Featurettes About the movie Among the heroes of the Civil Rights movement of the mid-twentieth century, Rosa Parks is hardly obscure: Her story is known to most third-graders, at least in its basics. Amazon.com: Behind the Movement: The Rosa Parks Story : Roger Guenveur Smith, Isaiah Washington, Loretta Devine: Movies & TV Rosa Parks became a hero of the Civil Rights era after refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white male passenger. A new TV movie explores the days after her arrest and the immediate impact of her action. The film is called “Behind the Movement” and premieres Feb. 11 on TV One Behind the Movement Drama 2018 Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat launched the history-making Montgomery Bus Boycott. Select a country or region.
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