1 videocassette (40 min. : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.), 1 viewer's guide (24 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.), 1 text (1 p. ; 21 cm.) ; in container 27 x 22 x 4 cm.
A production of Southern Poverty Law Center. A film by Hudson & Houston. Text is titled Standards and indicates the academic standards for state content standards in history, civics, language arts, and life skills. "Portions of this film were reenacted using vintage camera and film stocks."
Summary:
On Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks sparked a revolution by sitting still. Her simple act of defiance against racial segregation on city buses inspired the African American community of Montgomery, Ala., to unite against the segregationists who ran City Hall. Over the course of a year, the Montgomery Bus Boycott would test the endurance of the peaceful protesters, overturn an unjust law, and create a legacy of "mighty times."
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