Summary: <p>The moment on December 1, 1955, when Mrs. Rosa Parks refused to give up her Montgomery, Alabama city bus seat to a white man, has come to define Mrs. Parks' legacy. It sparked the Montgomery Boycott and galvanized the Civil Rights Movement. But throughout her lifetime, she was involved in the struggle for Black liberation, working for school desegregation and reparations. A new documentary explores these facets of her life: <em><a href="https://tribecafilm.com/films/rebellious-life-of-mrs-rosa-parks-2022">The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks</a></em>. We’re joined by the documentary's executive director and co-director Yoruba Richen, and Dr. Jeanne Theoharis, who penned the <a href="https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/rebellious-life-of-mrs-rosa-parks">book of the same name</a> on which this documentary is based. </p>
