ERIC ED463209: "The Rosa Parks Story": Guide for Educators.

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"The Rosa Parks Story": Guide for Educators.
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*Black History; Black Leadership; *Civil Rights; *Critical
Viewing; Discussion (Teaching Technique); Elementary
Secondary Education; Language Arts; Secondary Education;
Social Studies; Student Educational Objectives; *United
States History
IDENTIFIERS
Alabama (Montgomery); Boycotts; Media Literacy; National
Social Studies Standards; *Parks (Rosa); Standards for the
English Language Arts
ABSTRACT
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, a black seamstress, refused
to give up her seat to a white man on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama,
and she was arrested. On that day, Rosa Parks became the mother of the modern
civil rights movement. This study guide may be used as a companion to "The
Rosa Parks Story" video which aired on CBS television February 24, 2002. It
is intended for students in grades 9-12. The guide presents a synopsis of
Rosa Parks's life and the events surrounding her actions and offers tips for
using the guide and Web site, suggesting before-viewing activities and
after-viewing activities. It also lists "names to know," discusses Jim Crow
laws, and provides relevant vocabulary and terms. The study guide furnishes
discussion questions for social studies and history activities, for English
and language arts activities, and for media literacy activities, and also
provides a timeline. It suggests diverse student activities and informs
teachers that "The Rose Parks Story" addresses themes developed by national
professional educational organizations to meet national standards for those
disciplines. Lists several resources (books, Web sites, and videos and
films) .
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"The Rosa Parks Story"
Guide for Educators
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SYNOPSIS OF
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks
refused to give her seat to a white
the
man on a public bus in
Montgomery, Alabama. On that day,
Rosa Parks became the mother of
the modern civil rights movement.
sto
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Black) told her that she was just as good as anyone
erately sat in a seat for white passengers, ostensi-
It is 1956, in Montgomery, Alabama. Rosa Parks
else. Rosa had believed him then, and she believed
(Angela Bassett) steels herself to be photo-
bly to pick up her purse. Enraged, Blake barely let
him now. Blake called the police to arrest Rosa.
her step off the bus before speeding off. Soaked to
graphed and grilled by reporters as she takes a
the skin, trembling with rage, Rosa walked the
seat in the front of a city bus. The press wants to
The news of Rosa's arrest spread quickly. E.D.
more than five miles home in the rain.
know if she intends to be the NAACP's test case
Nixon along with Clifford and Virginia Durr (Mike
against segregation.
Pniewski and Susan Williams), a white lawyer
Later that night, Rosa's mother, Leona (Cicely
and his wife who were activists in the budding
Tyson), saw a picture in the newspaper of her
Cameras flash and reporters shout questions, but
civil rights movement, helped arrange Rosa's
daughter's old school chum, Rebecca "Johnnie"
Rosa doesn't hear them. Instead, Rosa recalls her
release. Shaken by her brief time in jail, Rosa
Daniels, now Johnnie Carr (Tonea Stewart
mother taking her to her very first day at Miss
portrays adult Johnnie), and a member of the
agreed to be the test case that the NAACP needed
White's Montgomery Industrial School for Girls. It
to challenge the bus segregation laws. On
Montgomery branch of the NAACP.
was a special school in the city of Montgomery, run
December 5, 1955, Rosa was tried and found
by Northern Quakers to educate black girls. There,
Rosa visited the NAACP office to see Johnnie and
guilty of violating the segregation laws. The
Rosa was befriended by Rebecca Daniels, known as
became the branch secretary of the NAACP.
NAACP and the new minister of the Dexter
Johnnie (Latoya Simone-Howell portrays Johnnie
Raymond was not pleased, as he now blamed the
Avenue Baptist Church, Martin Luther King Jr.
as a child). They became best friends.
NAACP for not being more effective in getting the
(played by his son Dexter Scott King), protested
Scottsboro boys out of jail. Despite her husband's
As Rosa learned how city people lived, she also
the verdict by leading a boycott of the
disapproval, Rosa volunteered her free time to
discovered city-style segregation. One afternoon
Montgomery public buses. The original idea was
work for the NAACP She did secretarial chores for
in the park with Johnnie and her brother Sylvester
to boycott the buses for a single day, the day of
the president, E. D. Nixon (Von Coulter), and she
(Horace Lamar III portrays young Sylvester,
Rosa's trial. The boycott lasted 381 days.
also taught young black children in the NAACP's
Slayton Underwood portrays adult Sylvester), the
The trial and the publicity took their toll on Rosa
Youth Council. One of her tasks was putting up a
children played near two water fountains: one
and her family. Rosa lost her job, as did Raymond,
banner outside the office door after a lynching.
"For Whites," one "For Coloreds." Did the water in
and they were targets of harassment such as terrify-
the "white" fountain taste different? Sylvester
The black banner with white lettering read "A man
ing, threatening telephone calls. Rosa and
switched the signs to find out. A white man and
was lynched today."
Raymond's marriage suffered, yet survived,
his dog came by and the man shooed the children
The NAACP inspired Rosa to register to vote. The
stronger for the struggle, until his death in 1977.
away. Then he drank from the fountain relabeled
first time she took the required literacy test, she was
"For Whites." When he let his dog drink from the
The following year, 1956, the Supreme Court
told she had failed. The second time, the registrar
"Colored" water fountain, the children ran home,
declared the Alabama bus segregation laws to be
barely glanced at the test before balling it up and
without switching the signs back.
unconstitutional. We return to the present with
throwing it away. The third time, Rosa copied the
Rosa. She sits on a city bus, in front of a white
literacy test questions and her answers. She let the
When she was 18 years old, Rosa met Raymond
man, braced for the press photo session. Johnnie,
registrar see her copy, politely explaining that she
Parks (Peter Francis James), her future husband.
E.D. Nixon, and other supporters watch from the
wanted to show her answers to a lawyer if, by
The handsome barber was active in the NAACP's
opposite side of the street. Raymond hurries
chance, she failed the test. She passed.
defense of the Scottsboro Boys, nine young black
across the street to the side of the bus. He takes off
men unjustly accused of raping two white
Rosa enjoyed working as a seamstress in a large
his hat, smiles, and blows a kiss to Rosa. Rosa
women. Rosa greatly admired Raymond's courage
department store although she had long, hard
almost smiles.
as he could have been beaten or killed for his
hours. On December 1, 1955, she had to run for her
involvement in trying to help the defendants in
The drama ends with news footage from 1999.
bus. She boarded, paid her fare, and sat in an empty
the controversial case.
President William Clinton introduces Rosa Parks.
seat in the first row of back seats reserved for
Coloreds without noticing that the driver was
She is receiving the Congressional Gold Medal of
On a rainy night in 1943, Rosa had her first clash
Honor. Clinton invites Mrs. Parks to get up...but
J. Blake. At the next stop in front of the Empire
with authority on a bus. At her bus stop, Rosa paid
only if she wants to.
her fare, and walked through the bus to a seat in
Theater, a white man boarded. Rosa heard Blake tell
the Negroes to vacate the seats so the white man
the back. The driver, J. Blake (Sonny Stroyer),
Rosa Parks's "quiet strength,"coupled with Dr.
could sit. The black man sitting next to her did get
demanded that she get off the bus and reenter
Martin Luther King Jr.'s visionbegan the modem
up. Rosa moved...to the window. She did not get up.
through the back door like every other Negro. As
civil rights movement.
Rosa began to leave by the front door, she
Gazing out the window, she recalled another child-
hood memory in which her Grandfather (Charles
dropped her purse. Blake glared. Then Rosa delib-
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BEFORE VIEWING:
BUILDING BACKGROUND
To get the most out of "The Rosa Parks Story," use some of the following activities to
introduce vocabulary, people, and the historical setting. Most of these background
activities involve information that can be found on "The Rosa Parks Story" website
at: <www.kidsnet.org/cbs/rosaparks>.
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The Glossary on the website contains brief biographies of each of the Names to
Know listed below. Assign students to research the Names to Know and report
to the class.
The vocabulary words and terms listed below are also defined in the Glossary
on the website. Explain the words and terms or assign them as homework.
Use the Annotated Timeline on the website to familiarize students with civil
rights landmarks prior to the bus boycott.
Give students a brief description of the reasons for the Montgomery bus
boycott. Ask students to predict what the obstacles were for the boycotters in
order to integrate the buses. After viewing the movie, see if the students'
predictions were correct. Check the website for more details on the struggles.
Print out the information from the websites <www.mkgandhi.org> and
<www.thekingcenter.org> to familiarize your students with the philosophy of
non-violence espoused by both Gandhi and Dr. King.
Discuss shades of meaning between synonyms: lynch/hang segregation/sepa-
ration; humiliated/embarrassed; assassination/killing; redress/payment;
perpetuated/continued.
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TIPS FOR USING
The Reverend Ralph Abernathy
Review the meaning of vocabulary words
"THE ROSA PARKS STORY"
Marian Anderson
students will hear in the movie: arbitrary,
Rebecca "Johnnie" Carr
GUIDE FOR EDUCATORS
boycott, dignity, humiliated, integrity, lynch,
Paul Laurence Dunbar
segregation.
AND WEBSITE
Clifford Durr
Introduce other vocabulary words that will be
Virginia Durr
BeforeViewing:
useful for class discussions: altercation, assas-
Mahatma Gandhi
Review the Synopsis and preview the
sination, belligerent, controversial, discrimina-
Dexter Scott King
tion, humanitarian, incident, Jim Crow laws,
movie.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
miscegenation, oppression, ostracize, perpetu-
Ku Klux Klan (KM)
Use some of the Background Activities to
ated, persistence, redress, retaliation, sharecrop-
NAACP
familiarize students with vocabulary,
per, symbol, Uncle Tom.
concepts, and names of people who
E.D. Nixon
Quakers
appear in or who are mentioned in the
'MEM
Eleanor Roosevelt
movie.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Visit "The Rosa Parks Story" website at
Review these terms: literacy test, picture show,
Scottsboro Boys
<www.kidsnet.org/cbs/rosaparks> or
poll tax, Pullman porter, test case.
Harriet Tubman
<www.cbs.com>.
JR CM LEN
After Viewing:
Use the Discussion Questions and
The segregation laws and customs practiced between 1877 and the early 1970s were known as
the Jim Crow laws. Those laws separated blacks from mainstream white society and severely
Student Activities in the guide to stimu-
late and enrich your students' under-
limited blacks from being treated fairly across the United States, but particularly in the Deep
South. Separation and discrimination were particularly apparent in education, employment,
standing in Social Studies and History,
housing, transportation, and public facilities, such as restrooms and drinking fountains. The
English and Language Arts, and Media
Jim Crow laws resulted from fear and anger and from the refusal of most southern whites to
Literacy.
accept blacks as equals. Many blamed blacks for the destruction and loss that the Confederacy
Visit "The Rosa Parks Story" website at:
suffered during and after the Civil War.
<www.kidsnet.org/cbs/rosaparks> or
<www.cbs.com>. Click on curriculum
Source: George, Charles. Life Under the Jim Crow Laws. San Diego: Lucent, 2000.
area icons online for more questions and
(See the Glossary at <www.kidsnet.org/cbs/rosaparks> for more information.)
activities.
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
2. Discuss the use of rhythm and imagery in this
of 1964, brought an end to much segregation. However,
Docrial Zitadroo
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racial, gender, and cultural discrimination continued
excerpt from Dr. King's address to the Holt Street
1. To organize the boycott of the bus
and still occur. Describe incidents you have read about
Baptist Church on December 5, 1955, the day of Rosa's
0
system in Montgomery, Alabama, in
trial. The address was part of a meeting to determine
or witnessed. Discuss ways to improve social harmony.
u
1955, the black community handed out
whether or not to continue the boycott:
0. Why do you think black soldiers returning from
flyers and ministers urged their congregations to
If we are wrong the Supreme Court of this nation is
World War II and the Korean War were favorite targets
participate. How would you organize a similar nonvi-
wrong. If we are wrong the Constitution of the United
of racist attacks?
olent protest today? What resources would you use
States is wrong. If we are wrong, God Almighty is
10. Discuss examples of discrimination based on sex,
that were not available in 1955?
wrong... If we are wrong, justice is a lie: love has no
religion, country, and age in the United States and
2. Rosa Parks did not set out to spearhead social
meaning. And we are determined here in Montgomery
other countries.
reform. What influences and experiences in her life led
to work and fight until justice runs down like water and
to her becoming the "mother" of the modern civil
righteousness like a mighty stream.
EEDEDOM mai Languag@ apao
rights movement?
3. While Rosa waited for the police to arrest her, she
1. In the movie, Raymond Parks recites "We
3. People in power determine the fate of others. Who
looked out the bus window at the marquee of a movie
Wear the Mask," by Paul Laurence Dunbar.
used power in the movie?Who abused authority?
theater. The movie playing was "A Man Alone" starring
Read and discuss the poem. What is the
4. How did the bus boycott affect the black commu-
Ray Milian, a famous white actor. Discuss this use of
mask? What does it tell you about Raymond's charac-
nity, the white community, and the economy of
dramatic irony.
ter?Why do you think the screenwriter chose this poem?
Montgomery?
4. How did Rosa's arrest and trials affect Raymond and
WE WEAR THE MASK
5. In 1987, Rosa co-founded the Rosa and Raymond
Rosa's mother, Leona McCauley? Did the movie portray
We wear the mask that grins and lies,
the stresses and strains on family relationships accu-
Parks Institute for Self Development. The Institute's
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes
programs focus primarily on education, motivational
rately or honestly? Explain.
This debt we pay to human guile;
training, and life skills. Why emphasize self-develop-
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,
ment and not social change or civil rights? Draw infer-
iliJa61% O.Oacoaw
And mouth with myriad subtleties.
ences from the movie to support your reasons.
Why should the world be overwise,
1. Dexter Scott King plays the role of his father,
0. Rosa Parks's courage is often described as "quiet
In counting all our tears and sighs?
Martin Luther King Jr. in the movie. How do you
she uses quotes
strength." In her book,
Quiet Strength,
think he felt about the experience? How did
Nay, let them only see us, while
from the Bible, including Isaiah 30:15, "In quietness and
his appearance in the movie affect you?
We wear the mask.
in confidence shall be your strength." What does "quiet
We smile, but, 0 great Christ, our cries
2. What other actors might you cast in this production?
strength" mean to you? Is it relevant to the 21st century?
To thee from tortured souls arise.
What qualities or characteristics about your choice are
7. The argument for segregation, separate but equal,
We sing but oh the clay is vile
right for each part?
was separate but never equal. Consider single-sex
Beneath our feet, and long the mile;
B. When Rosa is sitting on the bus at the end of the
schools. Can separate be equal?
But let the world dream otherwise,
movie, she is not smiling. She barely smiles when
We wear the mask!
8. In 1954, the Supreme Court's landmark ruling on
Raymond blows her a kiss. Explain why the director
Brown vs. Board of Education and the Civil Rights Act
Poem "We Wear the Mask" Copyright C 1984 by Citadel Press. All
chose not to have Rosa smile.
rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of Citadel Press/Kensington
Publishing Corp. www.kensingtonbooks.com
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
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Write two accounts of Rosa's arrest: one as a white
ter and list five traits we learned about them through
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reporter, the other as a black reporter.
the movie. For each trait, describe a specific scene or
1. Select an issue in your school or
interaction to support your idea.
0. Write diary entries from Rosa's point of view about
0
community; then develop a plan for a
three incidents in the story. How do you imagine she
2. Minstrel shows featured whites with blackened faces
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civil disobedience protest.
caricaturing black life in an offensive manner. Many
felt? What did she hope for? What did she fear?
2. Read about Cesar E. Chavez, who founded the
white people came away from minstrel shows with
4. Imagine you are Rosa's mother. Write a letter to a
National Farm Workers Association and who led a five-
distorted images of blacks that reinforced a stereotype
relative in the North describing what happened to
year strike and boycott to protest the pay and working
of the grinning slave who is happy to please and enter-
your daughter.
conditions of farm workers. Compare and contrast
tain whites. Today, many African Americans feel that
5. Research the life of Rosa Parks. Write an additional
that action to the bus boycott in 1955.
film and television present a distorted view of their
scene for the movie. Include the details about the
lives. Give an example from television or movies that
0. Research affirmative action. List four reasons for and
setting and relevant notes to the director.
you think attempts a more realistic portrayal of black
four reasons against affirmative action. Then decide if
0. In her autobiography, Rosa Parks is very straightfor-
life. Compare it to a film such as "Gone with the Wind"
you are for or against it. Explain your decision.
ward on the subject of pacifism. She believes that the
that stereotypes black life.
4. Debate: You take tests to demonstrate that you have
nonviolent tactics of civil disobedience used by Dr.
O. In "The Rosa Parks Story," flashbacks are used
learned enough to pass a course or move up to the next
King and the civil rights movement were the only way
throughout the movie. How does this technique add to
grade. You take driving tests to demonstrate that you
to achieve their goals. However, she does not believe
the drama's impact? How would that impact change if
know how to drive a car and what rules and laws drivers
that pacifism applies to every situation in life. What
the story had started at the beginning of Rosa's life and
must obey to get a license. What should every citizen
circumstances might make the use of force necessary
had told what happened in sequential order? Why?
know about our country's history and laws? Why should
and viable? Do you think the leaders of the civil rights
citizens not be asked to demonstrate their knowledge in
What other books or films use flashbacks?
movement could have accomplished their goals by
order to vote?
4. Divide the class into two groups. Assign an equal
using force? What current events have forced you to
number of pages and
in Gone With the Wind
The Wind
figure out where you stand on the issue of pacifism?
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to two groups. Have each group write char-
Done Gone
Write a persuasive essay in which you explain where
acter studies of the main white and black people in
you stand on the issue of pacifism.
1. Read works by Paul Laurence Dunbar,
their books. Compare and contrast how each race
Langston Hughes, and other black poets.
views the other. Then use Internet, newspaper, and
Waft Mom!!
Find a poem that reflects other incidents
magazine articles to explore the copyright infringe-
and characters in the movie. Describe the scene
ment suit against the second book. Debate the merits
1. We learn about characters by listen-
and recite the poem for the class.
of the case, and have the class vote for or against the
ing to what they say, by watching what
2. Imagine you are two newspaper reportersone
they do, and by observing how
Mitchell estate's suit.
white, one blackin Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955
others react to them. Select a charac-
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TIMELINE
TEACHING WITH "THE ROSA PARKS STORY"
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Note to educators: Starred items (0) are explained in greater
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detail in the Annotated Timeline on the website for "The
Rosa Parks Story." The website also has a Timeline Activity
OFF-AIR TAPING
for students to complete.
Commicaghino Ammo:
GUIDELINES & VIDEO
1001-1005 American Civil War
Social Studies and History, English and
1003 Abraham Lincoln implements the Emancipation
Language Arts, Media Literacy
AVAILABILITY
Proclamation on January 1*
1035 President Abraham Lincoln assassinated on April 14
Eftmatentg eggecgiusa:
At the initiative of the classroom teacher or librarian,
1005 13th Amendment abolishes slavery in December*
educators may tape this program for use two times within
To learn about life in a segregated society
1000 14th Amendment guarantees adult black men
the first 10 school days from the time of recording.
citizenship and equal protection under the law*
To understand and appreciate Rosa
The program may be retained for review until the end of a
1070 15th amendment gives black men voting rights*
Parks's role in the civil rights movement
45-day possession period, after which the recording must
1800 First segregation laws passed in Louisiana*
To recognize and celebrate the courage of
be erased. These guidelines apply to programs recorded
1000 Supreme Court upholds "separate but equal" in
individuals who change society through
in school or at home. All tapes must be used in a school
Plessy V. Ferguson*
words and deeds
or library. The video can be purchased from the website
1800 NAACP founded*
To identify plot details that affect charac-
<mustbuytv.com> or by
1013 Rosa Louise McCauley born on February 4 in
ter development; to understand cause
calling [phone].
Tuskegee, Alabama
and effect relationships, draw conclu-
The cost Is $39.95.
1014-1010 World War I
sions, and make inferences based on story
1020 19th Amendment gives voting lights to women*
elements
1022 Mahatma Gandhi imprisoned for civil disobedience
Pts as Rosa PcMs,
To appreciate the use of poetry, imagery,
in India*
azat aterat
metaphor, and irony to further the plot, to
csan
tftl Mitta
1832 Rosa McCauley marries Raymond Parks on
reveal characters, and to affect tone of a
December 18
dramatic work
1032 Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected 32nd president*
1030 Jesse Owens wins four gold medals at Berlin Olympics*
NATIONAL CURRICULUM STANDARDS
10311-1945 World War 11
1843 Rosa Parks elected secretary of Montgomery NAACP
1040 Apartheid formalized in South Africa*
Caorittimam
Apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend,
hDi
1040 Mahatma Gandhi assassinated on January 30
Margunils
interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts.
1
1050-1053 Korean War
Employ a variety of writing methods to analyze
Du @mama ZamEas
1054 Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education of
and critique media and literature.
°
Topeka, Kansas rules Jim Crow laws unconstitutional*
"The Rosa Parks Story" ad-
Use a range of strategies to write and communi-
1055 Rosa Parks arrested on December 1*
dresses themes developed by the
cate with different audiences for a variety of
1055-1050 Montgomery Bus Boycott beOns on December 5*
National Council for the Social Studies Curriculum
purposes.
1050 Supreme Court declares in November that
Standards when used with this guide.
Apply spoken, written, and visual language to
segregation on Montgomery buses unconstitutional*
line, Continuity, and Chow Examine the relation-
express their ideas and to aid in their development
1057 Rosa and Raymond Parks move to Detroit
ship of the past to the present and extrapolate into
as knowledgeable, reflective, creative and critical
1057-1075 Vietnam War
the future.
members of society.
1083 March on Washington in August; Martin Luther
Individual Development and identity: Examine how
King Jr. gives "I Have a Dream" speech*
Conduct research on issues and learn to gather
personal identity and behaviors are shaped by
information via technological and informational
1003 President John E Kennedy assassinated on
culture and by institutional influences.
November 22, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson
resources.
becomes president
Culture and Cultural Diversity: Comprehend multi-
Develop an understanding of and respect for
10114 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. awarded Nobel Peace Prize
ple perspectives of diverse cultural groups within
diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects
society.
1004 Civil Rights Act signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson*
across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions,
1005 Rosa Parks marches with Dr. King from Selma to
Porter, Authority, and Governance: Explore the ideals
and social roles.
Montgomery*
that form public policy and governance.
Visit <www.ncte.orgistandards> for more information.
1005 Malcolm X assassinated on February 21
Production, Distribution, and Conniption: Analyze
1005 Voting Rights Act signed into law, protects and
economic issues and apply economic knowledge
illatierng MEolvirle gar
enforces voter registration rights*
to societal conditions.
&Mk Li4eram
1065 Rosa Parks begins working for U.S. Representative
Civic Wads and Practicen Examine civic ideals and
John Conyers
Viewing "The Rosa Parks
practices across time and in diverse societies.
1007 Thurgood Marshall appointed first black Supreme
Story"and using this guide
Court Justice*
Visit <www.ncss.org/standards/home.huni> for more
can help students understand
1030 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated on April 4
information.
the two main standards that
1070 Alex Haley publishes Roots: The Saga of an
are for media literacy and
American Family
Elaittriont] CaorMcglanfrin
were developed by the Mid-Continental
1077 Raymond Parks dies
CRERdEr68 4or
Research for Education and Learning.
1070 Rosa Parks receives NAACP's Spingarn Medal
Euogarish/O.Envagoe hovi/s
!Dewlap: Understand and interpret visual media,
10110 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday (January 20)
and the variety of conventions used to convey
becomes a national holiday*
"The Rosa Parks Story" illuminates
messages.
1087 Rosa Parks co-founds Rosa and Raymond Parks
the following standards developed by
Institute for Self Development
Media: Understand the characteristics and compo-
the National Council of Teachers of
1080 Rosa Parks dedicates Civil Rights Memorial in
nents of the media and how they affect the
English and by the International Reading Association
Montgomery
when used with this guide. Your students should
messages they convey. Students evaluate the many
1000 Rosa Parks receives Presidential
conventions used in production in order to intelli-
achieve these goals:
Medal of Freedom
gently access those messages.
Reading a wide range of print and nonprint texts
1000 Rosa Parks awarded Congressional Gold Medal of
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will build an understanding of texts, of them-
Honor on June 15
selves, and of the cultures of the United States and
2000 Rosa Parks Library and Museum opened in
Montgomery
the world, while achieving personal fulfillment.
RESOURCES
An in-depth resources section with annotations can be
found at <www.kldsnet.orgicbs/rosaparks>
"The Rosa Parks Story" Guide for Educators
was written by Liane B. Onish, edited and
researched by Helen Clark, and produced for
Dago
Matunoo
Raymond Parks, and is committed to help-
CBS by K1DSNET, a national resource for chil-
ing young people and adults achieve their
dren's media in Washington, DC. Consult the
canon, Clayborne, and Martin Luther King Jr.
highest potential.
Boa Boycott CuPtccInn Hate71O18
Eyes on the Prize: Civil Rights Reader:
www.archlves.state.al.us/teacher/rlghts/
K1DSNET monthly Media Guide for informa-
Thu nom Pude Maul, COrl nacm'a
rightsl.html
Documents, Speeches, and Firsthand Accounts
tion about other educational programming for
www.tsum.edu/museum
from the Black Freedom Struggle 1954-1990.
www.alabamamoments.alalinc.netlsec551tml
children in preschool through high school. The
As part of Troy State University, the library
Edited by David I. Garrow and Darlene Clark
For grades 10-12, these teacher's materials
KIDSNET website, at <www.kidsnet.org>
and museum building is on the site of the
Hine. NewYorIc Penguin, 1991.
on the Montgomery bus boycott include
contains Media Guide listings, media alerts,
Empire Theater, where Rosa Parks was
primary sources.
Dunbar, Paul Laurence. Lyrics
of Lowly Life.
and other information about educational
arrested in 1955.
Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press, 1984.
Chill (Unto Hoscna
programming. Quote from Dr. Martin Luther
Matto EtrIOn
Cluf1fUnta PCOns
Originally published in 1896, this collection
www.clvilrIghtsmuseum.org
King reprinted by arrangement with the Estate
www.seattledmes.nwsource.com/mIk
gained Dunbar national recognition.
Virtual tour traces the struggle for civil
of Martin Luther King, c/o Writers House as
Includes civil rights movement teacher's
rights.
Haley, Alex.
Alex Haley's Queen: The Story of an
agent for the proprietor. Copyright Martin
materials.
American Family. New York: Morrow/Avon,
Luther King 1963, copyright renewed 1991
Tho
(11:0 CCOSIOP
1993.
www.theldngcenter.org
Mom Ea EFfillmo
Coretta Scott King.
The King Center, the institutional guardian
Haley, Alex. Roots: The Saga of an American
"The Rosa Parks Story" Guide for Educators
The following videos are available from
of Dr. King's legacy, strives to teach the world
Family. New York: Random House, 2000.
may be downloaded from the official
Social Studies School Services by visiting
Haley's saga follows his family through
about King's philosophy of nonviolence.
"The Rosa
website,
Parks Story"
at
<www.soclalstudles.com> or by calling
seven generations.
Witco! flosodatlso IC? In
<www.kidsnet.org/cbs/rosaparks>
or
[phone]:
Parks, Rosa, with Jim Haskins.
110vcoamecolt of Colc?od P000
Rosa Parks:
<www.cbs.com> The guide will be perma-
"a Alston of ilIFIZEDRMOASOors: 1010-1070"
New York: Dial, 1992.
My Story.
www.naacp.org
nently archived at <www.kidsnet.org/
A comprehensive fact-based history.
An autobiography for young adults.
Site includes news items, history, and legal
cbs/rosaparks>.
cases.
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Parks, Rosa, with Gregory J. Reed.
Quiet
This guide may
Six African-American and six Jewish-
Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan
Strength.
CM LI
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be reproduced
American students visit Senegal and Israel
gram
Publishing House, 1994.
www.grandtImes.com/rosa.html
to discover their roots.
for educational
Rosa Parks speaks about her life and shares
In this one-page description, Mrs. Parks (in
her passion for freedom, faith, and hope.
purposes.
her 80s) looks back on her life.
Available on barn vtdeo:
F,dPress
For young adults.
LINTIA WI MI On
"Roots," "Roots: The Out GosePatloa," and
Ilona PuesAcadomy of ActOovoinoot
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Parks, Rosa, with Gregory J. Reed.
Dear Mrs.
"000011" are based on Alex Haley's Pulitzer
www.achlevement.org/autodocipage/par0Int-1
® Printed on recycled paper.
Parks: A Dialogue with Today's Youth. New
Prize winning books.
This biography of Rosa Parks includes an
York: Lee & Low Books, 1996.
interview with audio and video capability.
"Aby DPIL"Zos," is a 1998 Disney film showing
Correspondence between Rosa Parks and
the true story of Ruby Bridges who, in 1960 at
Pubs, Goss fo Lc:volt:podia FlpItcon!ea
students in which she answers their ques-
the age of 6, helped integrate the all-white
tions and encourages them to reach their
blackhlstory.eb.com
schools of New Orleans. See www.kldsnet.
highest potential.
Site includes a study guide on Black History
Tom "Irho Ems PEIGqI0
org/cbs/rubybrldges
for teachers and students.
Williams, Juan.
Eyes on the Prize: America's
"BilarhOnt," presents the musical by Jerome
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Rosa cod bayizood Pubs
Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965.
New York:
Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II and includes
Penguin, 1988.
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themes of class, racism, and miscegenation.
You and your students are
This companion book to the PBS television
rosaparksInstItute.org
series covers the first ten years of the civil
encouraged to visit the official
This institute was founded in 1987 by Rosa
rights movement.
Parks and Elaine Eason Steele, in honor of
website for "The Rosa Parks Story"
at <www.cbs.com>
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