DramaHistoryTV Movie
The Rosa Parks Story
“America, 1955. Her act of courage changed the world. But how it changed her life has never been told... until now.”
A seamstress recalls events leading to her act of peaceful defiance that prompted the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.
Directed by Julie Dash
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Status
Released
Released
February 24, 2002
Runtime
1h 37m
Language
French, English
Top cast
Angela Bassett
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks
Peter Francis James
Raymond Parks
Tonea Stewart
Johnnie Carr
Von Coulter
E.D. Nixon
Dexter King
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Afemo Omilami
Minister
Sonny Shroyer
James F. Blake
Mike Pniewski
Clifford Durr
Chardé Manzy
Young Rosa
Cicely Tyson
Leona Edwards McCauley
Charles Black
Sylvester Edwards - Rosa's Grandfather
Nick LaTour
Older Boycott Man
Susan McConnell
1931 Store Manager
Timothy Parham
Elijah Banks
Gwen Waymon
Jo Ann Robinson
Susan Savoie
Virginia Foster Durr
Stephanie Astalos-Jones
Librarian
Patsy Benson
Registrar
George Caldwell
Arresting Officer
Ron Clinton Smith
Mr. Lester
