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Professor Paul von Blum , a civil rights activist an author, recalls meeting Rosa Parks and explains her work in the civil rights movement. He also comments on the historical importance of celebrating Black History Month around the world.

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Coretta Scott King, wife of the late Martin Luther King, Jr., recalls the early days of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and shares her thoughts on Rosa Parks and her husband's participation in the boycott. The boycott began on December 1, 1955 in response to the arrest of Parks and the final day of the movement was December 20, 1956.

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Rosa Parks recalls being arrested for refusing to change seats and explains exactly where she was sitting when the bus driver asked her to move. The Montgomery Bus Boycott began in response to the arrest of Rosa Parks and successfully ended with the court ordered desegregation of all Alabama buses on December 20, 1956.

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