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Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Pioneer and Hero

Rosa Parks, a civil rights pioneer, passed away at the age of 92. Her refusal to give up her bus seat sparked the civil rights movement. Learn more about her life and legacy.

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Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Pioneer and Hero

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  1. Civil Rights pioneer Rosa Parks died Monday night at the age of 92.

  2. A Montgomery (Ala.) Sheriff's Department booking photo of Rosa Parks taken Feb. 22, 1956.

  3. Rosa Parks is fingerprinted by Dep. Sheriff D.H. Lackey in Montgomery, Ala., on Feb. 22, 1956, two months after she refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white passenger. Her action prompted the Montgomery bus boycott and sparked the civil rights movement.

  4. Rosa Parks sits in the front of a city bus in Montgomery, Ala. on Dec. 21, 1956, the day a Supreme Court ruling banned the segregation of the city's public transit vehicles went into effect. A year earlier, she was arrested and jailed for refusing to give up her seat on a crowded bus.

  5. Rosa Parks arrives at circuit court to be arraigned in the racial bus boycott on Feb. 24, 1956 in Montgomery, Ala.

  6. Rosa Parks is escorted by E.D. Nixon, former president of the Alabama NAACP, at the courthouse in Montgomery on March 19, 1956.

  7. The actual bus on which Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man in an act of civil disobedience in 1955 is on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich.

  8. Rosa Parks and E.D. Nixon, left, former president of the Alabama NAACP, arrive at court in Montgomery, Ala on March 19, 1956 for Parks' trial in the racial bus boycott. Parks, whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man sparked the modern civil rights movement.

  9. Rosa Parks speaks at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Jan. 15, 1969.

  10. Coretta Scott King, wife of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks sing "Come By Here My Lord" at Ebenezer Baptist Church in downtown Atlanta, Oct. 12, 1988, at the opening of the "Women in the Civil Rights Movement: Trailblazers and Torchbearers" conference.

  11. Jesse Jackson raises the arm of Rosa Parks as he honored the heroine of the Montgomery bus boycott during his appearance at the 1988 Democratic National Convention in Atlanta.

  12. Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks sits in a 1950's era bus in Montgomery, Ala. in 1995, forty years after being arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a city bus to a white man.

  13. Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks smiles after President Clinton introduced her at an annual dinner of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation in 1996.

  14. Rosa Parks is shown in Montgomery, Ala. April 22, 1998 at the groundbreaking of the Rosa Parks Library at Troy State University in Montgomery.

  15. Rosa Parks displays her Congressional Gold Medal of Honor with U.S. Vice President Al Gore prior to a benefit tribute concert in her honor in Detroit.

  16. Henry Ford Museum members watch as the bus in which Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat in 1955 is unveiled during a 2003 ceremony in Dearborn, Mich. The museum purchased the bus in October 2001 for $492,000 after it was found in a field in Alabama.

  17. Originally aired: Sunday May 2, 1999 on CBS Writer: Martha WilliamsonDirector: Tim Van PattenGuest Stars: John Ritter (Sheriff Tom McKinsley) , Rosa Parks (Herself) , Rick Worthy (James) , Fred Applegate (Ed) , Davenia McFadden (Lavonda) , Jim Metzler (Charlie) , Charles Robinson (Cyrus) , Paul Francis (Carson) , Shelley Robertson (Loretta) , Nicholas Richert (Bud) Production Code: 524 Monica encounters Tess on the side of a dirt road on the outskirts of Aynesville, a small Southern Illinois town. Tess, holding a bloodied rope and crying directs Monica to the body of a dead black man. Tess in anguish, tells Monica that she has given up on earth, and is returning to heaven. In downtown Aynesville, preparations are being made for the upcoming Civil Rights Day and a visit from Rosa Parks. Lavonda, the director of the celebration, wonders why Mooney, the set builder, is no where to be found. Monica arrives and takes Tom, Lavonda, Deputy James, the Mayor and a few others to the murder site, and they identify the body as Mooney's. The group suspects that the murder was committed to ruin the celebration, and with the exception of Tom and James, decides to keep the murder quiet. To ensure the cover up, Tom reluctantly locks Monica in a jail cell. As a black man, James protests the cover up and the abuse of Monica's civil rights. That night Monica prays for a way to help this town, despite being locked up. Though angels don't need to sleep, Monica does, and has a violent dream about Mooney's death. Monica wakes to find the cell door unlocked, and her skin black. She leaves her cell, and walks down the street, but no one seems to notice that the color of her skin has changed. At the same time, Tom and James discover that Monica is missing. The crowd gathers in the town square to met the bus carrying Rosa Parks, and Monica, still unrecognized, begins to ask the members of the committee if they know where she can find Mooney, which of course makes them nervous. Monica returns to the dirt road, hoping to find Tess and some direction, but instead she encounters the Foley, the men suspected of killing Mooney. Upset that Mooney's murder isn't causing a stir, they plan to kill Monica and leave the body in a more prominent location. Monica flees and, when she stumbles and starts to bleed, she realizes that she is human and becomes very afraid. With the Foleys drawing near, Monica prays that God will make her white again. When the Foleys find Monica, her skin has become white, and they leave confused. Monica weeps, beginning to comprehend her failure. Monica insists on speaking with Rosa Parks, who invites Monica to sit on the bus with her. Monica tearfully recounts her situation to an understanding Ms. Parks, and Tess appears, telling Monica that she too made a mistake by giving up on God, and that he forgiven both of them. Tess tells Monica that she first had to confront in herself before she can help this town. With newfound confidence, Monica reveals herself to Tom and James, encouraging them to be honest with each other about their own prejudices. After a heartfelt talk, the men announce the death of Mooney to the town, and Monica lays flowers on Mooney's grave resolving to thank him when he sees him for helping to open he eyes.

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