The Rosa Parks Story (2002) on Netflix
In Montgomery, Alabama, seamstress Rosa Parks joins the local NAACP. On a segregated city bus in 1955, driver James Blake orders her to give up her seat, and she refuses.
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Plot summary
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks comes of age in segregated Alabama, where Quaker teachers at a private school urge her to push past the limits segregation sets. She marries Raymond Parks, a barber who speaks up for equal rights, and joins the Montgomery branch of the NAACP even though he doubts the group can do much against legalized racism. She earns her living as a seamstress. Riding home on December 1, 1955, she takes a place in the colored section of a city bus. When the white section fills, the driver, James Blake, tells her to surrender her spot; she stays where she is and is taken to jail.
Cast
- Dexter Kingas Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Chardé Manzyas Young Rosa
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
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- Director Julie Dash's work on the film earned her a nomination at the 55th Directors Guild Awards, making her the first African-American woman ever nominated in the guild's Primetime Movies Made for Television category.
- The film was named the Best Television Movie in the NAACP Image Awards, and Angela Bassett won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special for her performance.
- At the 2003 Black Reel Awards the film won Best Network/Cable Film, with Bassett taking Best Actress, Cicely Tyson Best Supporting Actress and Paris Qualles honored for his teleplay.
