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The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks

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The unexpected story of Parks and her life beyond the historic bus boycott, revealing the intent behind her activism, her radical politics and her courage.
Director
Johanna Hamilton, Yoruba Richen
Year
2022
Genre
documentary
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Production
SO'B Productions
Awards
1 win & 2 nominations
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Mary Frances Berry
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Keisha N. Blain
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Herb Boyd
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Tiffany Cross
Patrisse Cullors
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Patrisse Cullors
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Carolyn Williamson Green
LisaGay Hamilton
Mrs. Rosa Parks
LisaGay Hamilton
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Ericka Huggins
Jesse Jackson
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Jesse Jackson
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Robin D.G. Kelley
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Martin Luther King
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Roslyn King
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Yolanda Renee King
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Joan Little
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Joe Madison
Malcolm X
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Malcolm X
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Lonnie McCauley
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Rhea McCauley
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Bree Newsome
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Imari Obadele
Rosa Parks
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Rosa Parks
Nipsey Russell
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Nipsey Russell
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Bryan Stevenson
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Jeanne Theoharis
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Ed Vaughn
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-The early 20th century, - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:09
-The early 20th century,
And some people even argue - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:07
And some people even argue
-"By the time I was 6, I was old enough to realize - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:08
-"By the time I was 6, I was old enough to realize
The Ku Klux Klan was riding through the black community, - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:09
The Ku Klux Klan was riding through the black community,
I later learned that it was because - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:14
I later learned that it was because
At one point, the violence was so bad - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:10
At one point, the violence was so bad
My grandfather was going to defend his home - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:06
My grandfather was going to defend his home
I wanted to see him shoot that gun." - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:14
I wanted to see him shoot that gun."
He looked white, but he wasn't afraid of white people. - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:08
He looked white, but he wasn't afraid of white people.
-"My grandfather's father was a white plantation owner - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:10
-"My grandfather's father was a white plantation o...
She died when my grandfather was very young, - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:08
She died when my grandfather was very young,
An overseer took over the plantation, - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:13
An overseer took over the plantation,
My grandfather was the one who instilled in my mother - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:09
My grandfather was the one who instilled in my mother
It was passed down almost in our genes." - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:19
It was passed down almost in our genes."
-If you were out there on guard at night, - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:09
-If you were out there on guard at night,
She understood you protected what was important to you. - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:05
She understood you protected what was important to you.
And Rosa got the idea that, "I want to change - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:15
And Rosa got the idea that, "I want to change
Her brother was, I think, two and a half or something younger. - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:07
Her brother was, I think, two and a half or something younge...
-"Sylvester followed me around all the time. - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:05
-"Sylvester followed me around all the time.
He was always into mischief, - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:12
He was always into mischief,
-"I would rather be lynched than say 'I don't like it.' - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:10
-"I would rather be lynched than say 'I don't...
They could get the rope ready for me any time they wanted - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:14
They could get the rope ready for me any time they wanted
-Her quietness was actually her strength. - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:06
-Her quietness was actually her strength.
And she would let you know if she didn't agree with you, - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:11
And she would let you know if she didn't agree with you...
She taught me the alphabet and figures and counting - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:07
She taught me the alphabet and figures and counting
Just a very short distance from where I lived was a new school. - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:06
Just a very short distance from where I lived was a new scho...
It was without question for the white students. - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:05
It was without question for the white students.
They had bus accommodations, and we never did. - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:05
They had bus accommodations, and we never did.
I'd see the bus pass by my house every day. - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:05
I'd see the bus pass by my house every day.
At one time, I had to walk at least 3 miles to school. - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:06
At one time, I had to walk at least 3 miles to school.
The bus was among the first ways - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:08
The bus was among the first ways
The schools in the South were the best training ground - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:09
The schools in the South were the best training ground
A young child starting to school could very soon learn - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:22
A young child starting to school could very soon learn
Her mother finds that unacceptable, - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:16
Her mother finds that unacceptable,
What I learned at Ms. White's school was that I was a person - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:12
What I learned at Ms. White's school was that I was a p...
Raymond Parks was the first real activist I ever met. - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:06
Raymond Parks was the first real activist I ever met.
He was a longtime member of the NAACP." - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:29
He was a longtime member of the NAACP."
I had an aversion to white men - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:13
I had an aversion to white men
Couldn't be further from the truth, right, about Raymond. - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:06
Couldn't be further from the truth, right, about Raymon...
Would tell me about his problems - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:10
Would tell me about his problems
Raymond starts to talk about politics, - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:11
Raymond starts to talk about politics,
Particularly at this time - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:05
Particularly at this time
-He was very much concerned with the young black boys - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:11
-He was very much concerned with the young black boys
-Eight black teenagers and one boy. - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:05
-Eight black teenagers and one boy.
They're on this train in search of work. - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:05
They're on this train in search of work.
-There were two white women on the train - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:10
-There were two white women on the train
-The Scottsboro Boys are very quickly tried, - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:09
-The Scottsboro Boys are very quickly tried,
-"I thought it was awful that they were condemned to die - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:07
-"I thought it was awful that they were condemned to di...
It demonstrated how little regard segregationists - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:17
It demonstrated how little regard segregationists
-"The police were always on the lookout - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:05
-"The police were always on the lookout
The police killed two men who were connected with the group - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:15
The police killed two men who were connected with the group
Raymond embraced armed self-defense - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:07
Raymond embraced armed self-defense
When he left home, I did not know whether he'd be brought in - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:08
When he left home, I did not know whether he'd be broug...
-One of the biggest myths in the history - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:09
-One of the biggest myths in the history
And Rosa Parks grew up in a movement culture - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:12
And Rosa Parks grew up in a movement culture
-Mother Parks supported self-defense - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:11
-Mother Parks supported self-defense
-The Republic of New Afrika - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:07
-The Republic of New Afrika
We wouldn't carry them if we were not in the state - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:08
We wouldn't carry them if we were not in the state
-The Republic of New Afrika was founded - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:11
-The Republic of New Afrika was founded
-The point of the RNA was to demand reparations - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:17
-The point of the RNA was to demand reparations
-And Mother Rosa Parks, - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:10
-And Mother Rosa Parks,
In Jackson, Mississippi, - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:08
In Jackson, Mississippi,
They were shooting at members of the Republic of New Afrika, - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:08
They were shooting at members of the Republic of New Afrika,
-Two Jackson police officers and one FBI agent - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:08
-Two Jackson police officers and one FBI agent
Tear gas and reinforcements were used to run - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:07
Tear gas and reinforcements were used to run
Finally, seven members of the black Republic of New Afrika - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:09
Finally, seven members of the black Republic of New Afrika
-Since a member of law enforcement has been killed, - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:12
-Since a member of law enforcement has been killed,
-Although Dr. Obadele did none of the shooting - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:12
-Although Dr. Obadele did none of the shooting
And Mother Parks contacted the prison just to check on him. - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:09
And Mother Parks contacted the prison just to check on him.
She said, "I want to know the condition of Imari Obadele," - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:09
She said, "I want to know the condition of Imari Obadel...
What is his welfare?" - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:12
What is his welfare?"
To her, there was no conflict - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:11
To her, there was no conflict
She saw that as the same line of freedom fighting. - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:07
She saw that as the same line of freedom fighting.
She was holistic in her approach to the right - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:07
She was holistic in her approach to the right
-"I came to understand that Parks - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:09
-"I came to understand that Parks
The second time Parks and I were ever in each other's company, - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:07
The second time Parks and I were ever in each other's c...
I hadn't given marriage a thought at all. - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:05
I hadn't given marriage a thought at all.
We were married in Pine Level in my mother's home. - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:05
We were married in Pine Level in my mother's home.
It was not a big wedding, just family and close friends." - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:11
It was not a big wedding, just family and close friends.&quo...
He was kind, he was quiet as well, and reserved. - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:07
He was kind, he was quiet as well, and reserved.
Rosa Parks, people look at her as a middle-class woman, - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:09
Rosa Parks, people look at her as a middle-class woman,
-Her first meeting with the NAACP, - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:06
-Her first meeting with the NAACP,
It was election day, and they elected her secretary. - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:05
It was election day, and they elected her secretary.
-"Mr. Nixon was considered - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:06
-"Mr. Nixon was considered
He was the very first person who approached me - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:07
He was the very first person who approached me
He explained to me very fully the necessity - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:16
He explained to me very fully the necessity
The segregationists made it very difficult - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:07
The segregationists made it very difficult
-And it was... - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:05
-And it was...
Practically impossible to a black person, - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:14
Practically impossible to a black person,
-African Americans were largely being - The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks 00:06
-African Americans were largely being
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The unexpected story of Parks and her life beyond the historic bus boycott, revealing the intent behind her activism, her radical politics and her courage.

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Director: Johanna Hamilton, Yoruba Richen
Writer: Jeanne Theoharis
Production: SO'B Productions
Genre: documentary
Year: 2022
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ImdbRating: 7.9
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 19 Oct 2022
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
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