The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks

National honor, public mythology : the passing of Rosa Parks --

"A life history of being rebellious" : the early years of Rosa McCauley Parks --

"It was very difficult to keep going when all our work seemed to be in vain" : the Civil Rights movement before the Bus Boycott --

"I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed" : Rosa Parks's bus stand --

"There lived a great people" : the Montgomery Bus Boycott --

"It is fine to be a heroine but the price is high" : the suffering of Rosa Parks --

"The Northern promised land that wasn't" : Rosa Parks and the Black Freedom struggle in Detroit --

"Any move to show we are dissatisfied" : Mrs. Parks in the Black Power era --

"Racism is still alive" : negotiating the politics of being a symbol.

A (Shy) Rebel Is Born

Following Rules and Breaking Some, Too

Introducing Raymond Parks: "The First Real Activist I Ever Met"

The Newest Member of the NAACP

Organizing in the Face of Opposition

The NAACP Youth Council Gets a Fresh Start

Resistance + Anger = Seeds of Change

Claudette Colvin Sits Down (And Rises Up)

Highlander Folk School

Seeking Justice for Emmett Till

December 1, 1955

A Boycott Blossoms

Rosa Parks Goes to Court

A Yearlong Boycott

The Best of Times and the Worst of Times

Victory at Last (but the Struggle Continues)

"The Northern Promised Land that Wasn't"

Rosa Parks Joins the Fight Up North

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

Working for John Conyers

Meeting Malcolm X

Going (Back) Down South

The Detroit Uprising

The Assassination of Dr. King

Black Power!

"Freedom Fighters Never Retire"

The Struggle Continues.