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Reelin’ In The Years Productions has available for licensing over 30,000 hours of music footage spanning 90 years. Additionally, we have more than 8,000 hour Rosa Parks, the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement” was one of the most important citizens of the 20th century. Check out these INSPIRING Rosa Parks books 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 Interview with Rosa Parks conducted for Eyes on the Prize I. Discussion centers on life in Montgomery, her decision to refuse to comply with segregation on the bus line, and the bus boycott. Subject: Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005; Nixon, Edgar Daniel; Till, Emmett, 1941-1955; NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund; Montgomery (Ala.)--Race relations Interview with Rosa Parks conducted in 1985 for Eyes on the Prize. Parks discusses discusses life in Montgomery, Alabama, her decision to refuse to comply with segregation on the bus line, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This interview discusses the Montgomery Bus Boycott. It connects Rosa Parks’s actions to current social justice movements. Ideal for civil rights anniversaries, leadership conferences, and educational events. #3 A Legacy That Lives On. Honored guests and fellow citizens, today we celebrate the enduring legacy of Rosa Parks, a woman whose quiet strength changed America. It lets us hear Rosa Parks’ voice in both audio and visual recordings while relying on actor LisaGay Hamilton to narrate her letters and other personal writings. “We really wanted to lead with her voice,” Richen said, “because people haven’t gotten a chance to hear her talk. So that was also a guiding principle in how we made the film.” Box label: Voice of Rosa Parks heard by phone telling her story of refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a bus [in Montgomery, Alabama December 1, 1955 sparking the anti-segregation bus boycotts]. She tells this same story in a much younger sounding voice in a 1962 broadcast by Sidney Rogers: Archive #BB0566. Mr. Parks was a member of the National Committee to Save the Scottsboro Boys, and she soon joined him in becoming active in the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP, serving as secretary and youth adviser. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white passenger on a Montgomery bus. By Nancy Steinbach 2009-3-7 VOICE ONE: I'm Pat Bodnar. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Rosa Parks, who has been called the mother of the American civil rights movement. I am Rosa Parks, a civil rights activist who refused to give her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. Ask me about my impact on the Civil Rights Movement and my lifelong dedication to fighting for equality. Rosa Parks’ story is a testament to the power of one voice. Her courage on a December day in Montgomery showed the world that even the quietest among us can roar against oppression. Rosa Parks by Voice of America. Usage Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Topics ESL, Listening Item Size 21.3M . This is very interesting reading and Rosa Parks! Hello! My name is Rosa Parks and I was an important and influential American. You should know about me because I did not give up my seat on a bus to a white man. My action helped to start the Civil Rights Movement. The Civil Rights Movement aimed its efforts toward changing the laws in Montgomery, Alabama and in VOICE ONE: In her later years, Rosa Parks was often asked how much relations between the races had improved since the civil rights laws were passed in the nineteen sixties. She thought there was An active voice in efforts to preserve her aunt’s legacy, Keys wrote “Our Auntie Rosa: The Family of Rosa Parks Remembers Her Life and Lessons” in 2015 with award-winning journalist and author Eddie B. Allen, Jr. A photo and a hand written page that is part of a Rosa Parks archive during a press event at the Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building, seen on Jan. 29, 2015 in Washington, DC. 257 Views Program ID: 524527-1 Category: Public Affairs Event Format: Speech Location: Montgomery, Alabama, United States First Aired: Dec 31, 2022 | 7:20pm EST | C-SPAN 2 Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama, on February 4, 1913, to Leona (née Edwards), a teacher, and James McCauley, a carpenter.In addition to African ancestry, one of Parks's great-grandfathers was Scots-Irish, and one of her great-grandmothers was a part–Native American slave. “This month, we’re highlighting Civil Rights icons Rosa Parks and Ruby Bridges, while also emphasizing the importance of perseverance and resiliency.” Democrat congressional leaders from across the country made false claims that a Florida school banned “The Life of Rosa Parks.”
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