Video summary. Rosa Parks tells the story of her life, showing how her refusal to give up her seat to a white person on a segregated bus changed the rules of American society, and led towards We use buses every day to go to school or into town. It's not unusual, but this story is about a bus journey that changed millions of lives. Let's go to America, in 1955, to Montgomery in the 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. On 1 December 1955 Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give her bus seat to a white passenger.The repercussions were swift.The ar Rosa Parks tells the story of her life. She shows how her refusal to give up her seat on a bus changed the rules of American society, and led towards equality and justice for everyone, whatever Rosa Parks discusses her 1955 arrest, a pivotal moment in the US Civil Rights Movement. Explore more and follow BBC Archive. Published. 28 May 2024. Share. close panel. Share page. Copy link. This is a Short History of Rosa Parks. Written by Kate Simants. With thanks to Dr. Danielle McGuire, historian, and author of At the Dark End of the Street, and Kim Trent, President of the Rosa Using BBC interviews with Rosa and Dr King, Vicky Farncombe tells how Rosa’s story changed civil rights history and led to the end of segregation. This programme includes outdated and offensive A black woman has been arrested by police in Montgomery, Alabama, after refusing to give up her seat on the bus to a white person. Mrs Rosa Parks now faces a fine for breaking the segregation laws which say black Americans must vacate their seats if there are white passengers left standing. This is "Rosa Parks - BBC Teach" by Timea on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Rosa Parks tells the story of her life, and how her refusal to give up her seat on the bus in Alabama in 1955 led towards equal Suitable for teaching 5-11s. Rosa Parks tells the story of her Discover the story of one woman's successful fight against segregation in 1950's America. Find out more with Bitesize KS1 History. when a woman called Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, a This play is being rebroadcast to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Rosa Parks (4 February, 1913). It tells the story of how on December 1st 1955, Parks, then aged 42, refused to give up Rosa Parks (born February 4, 1913, Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.—died October 24, 2005, Detroit, Michigan) was an American civil rights activist whose refusal to relinquish her seat on a public bus precipitated the 1955–56 Montgomery bus boycott in Alabama, which became the spark that ignited the civil rights movement in the United States. A primary school assembly framework for KS2 pupils exploring the actions of Rosa Parks, justice and equality. Suitable for use any time but especially during Black History Month. BBC School Radio. Catch up on your favourite BBC radio show from your favourite DJ right here, whenever you like. Listen without limits with BBC Sounds. A defiant act catapults Rosa Parks to the forefront of the In March 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks defied segregation laws by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin did exactly 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 Rose stands up for inspirational civil rights activist Rosa Parks. Homepage. Accessibility links Talia tells the story of pioneering and courageous nurse and businesswoman Mary Seacole And Rosa Parks was inspired by her belief in what was right, and that changed the world. Watch a dramatisation of Rosa Parks' story. BBC Bitesize: Who was Rosa Parks? Find out more about Rosa
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