“Rosa Parks defies segregation on Alabama bus” by Chris Green is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.
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70 years ago today, Rosa Parks refused her seat on the bus. We remember her act of defiance not as a solitary moment frozen in history, but as a reminder of the ongoing struggle for racial and economic justice. Parks’ refusal to give up her seat was a catalyst for mass, collective action—the kind of grassroots organizing that still drives progress today. Honoring her means recommitting to policies that dismantle systemic racism, protect voting rights, strengthen workers’ power, and ensure every community has the dignity and opportunity she fought for. Her legacy calls us to keep pushing, keep organizing, and keep imagining a more equitable nation than the one she confronted.
Videos about Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement:
This afternoon, the Knoxville Beck Cultural Exchange Center and Knox News released a short film exploring Rosa Parks’ impact on the Civil Rights Movement and highlighting the stories of other women activists who fought to end segregation:
I came across this 2023 video and found it really interesting. Without taking anything away from Rosa Parks’ courage, this interview offers an important perspective. In this special HYPE+ conversation, Margaret Johnson Burch shares her firsthand account of being on a segregated Montgomery bus when 15-year-old Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat—months before Rosa Parks’ historic stand. Burch explains why she believes Colvin deserved more recognition for her bravery and how her story has too often been overlooked.
Here is her interview:
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