Hi Friends:As you know, I enjoy sharing inspirational quotes with you, from all kinds of different sources. I had originally planned, this week, to feature q About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright I stumbled upon this episode of this series. "When today isn’t working, tomorrow is what you have." Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat on the bus. Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum - Rosa Parks Rides the Bus Video Site Menu. Games. Videos (current section) When it comes to writing about black historical figures, Shondra has an edge: her grandmother knew Rosa Parks. It came as no surprise then, when Shondra and her friend, Jackie were asked to write about an event in black history, they chose the story of Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a bus. Y ou probably think you know the story of Rosa Parks, the seamstress who refused to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Ala., 60 years ago—on Dec. 1, 1955—and thus galvanized the bus 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. 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 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 equality and 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. Who was Rosa Parks? Rosa Louise McCauley was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on February 4, 1913. She grew up in a world that constantly reminded her she was considered “less than” because of the color of her skin. Schools, water fountains, restaurants, and even sidewalks were divided by strict segregation laws known as “Jim Crow” laws. If ever a story was meant to be dramatized, it’s the story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The dramatic nature of this story is both its strength and its weakness. The strength is obvious; the weakness is that the drama may give the message that the whole story (and the whole Civil Rights Movement) comes down to one moment in Welcome back to the Beginning Of, where we describe how things began and are impacting our world! We are so glad to have you along for the ride. On this ch Rosa Parks Story : The bus scene. This is a worksheet I made as part of a lesson on Rosa Parks and the bus boycott to practice the simple past. It´s based on an extract of the movie called "the Rosa Parks story" that you can watch on youtube, but I provided a link on the 2nd page so you can get the extract that goes with the worksheet. "The Rosa Parks Story" is a 2002 American television movie directed by Julie Dash and written by Paris Qualles. The film stars Angela Bassett as Rosa Parks, with notable performances from Peter Francis James as Raymond Parks and Cicely Tyson as Rosa's mother, Leona McCauley. It aired on CBS on February 24, 2002, and received critical acclaim for its portrayal of the civil rights icon. Plot Instead of the regular school bus, a strange talking bus pulls up & takes a girl on a ride through the life of Rosa Parks — with a surprise rider at the end! At the front of a bus, previously reserved for white riders, is Rosa Parks, face turned to the window to her left, seemingly lost in thought as she rides through Montgomery, Ala. In the seat behind her is a young white man looking to his right, his face hard, almost expressionless. Sparking a Social Transformation. It’s one of the most famous moments in modern American civil rights history: On the chilly evening of December 1, 1955, at a bus stop on a busy street in the capital of Alabama, a 42-year-old seamstress boarded a segregated city bus to return home after a long day of work, taking a seat near the middle, just behind the front “white” section. successful bus boycott which resulted in the desegregation of the buses of Montgomery. Rosa Parks In the spring of 1955, Rosa attends a Civil Rights workshop at the Highlander Center in Tennessee. Rosa meets Myles Horton who asks how things have been going in Montgomery. He asks her to tell him the troubles on the city buses. ROSA Yes. PARKS Well goodbye Rosa. ROSA Goodbye Parks. ROSA (to the audience) Well, when I got home I couldn’t stop talking about the handsome barber and how he told me all about the Scottsboro Boys. ROSA AND HER MOTHER LEONA FOLD LAUNDRY. ROSA HAS THE PAMPHLET IN HER POCKET ROSA ..and the youngest boy is only 14 momma.
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