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Overview
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Writer (WGA):
Paris Qualles (written by)
Release Date:
24 February 2002 (USA)
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Tagline:
America, 1955. Her act of courage changed the world. But how it changed her life has never been told... until now.
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The story of the civil rights heroine whose refusal to obey racial bus segregation was just one of her acts in her fight for justice. | add synopsis
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Civil Rights
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Protest
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Civil Rights Movement
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1950s
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Nominated for Primetime Emmy.
Another 8 wins
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5 nominations
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An Amazing Performance!
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Cast
(Credited 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. (as Dexter Scott King) |
 | Cicely Tyson | ... | Leona Edwards McCauley |
| Chardé Manzy | ... | Young Rosa |
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 | Stephanie Astalos-Jones | ... | Librarian |
| Patsy Benson | ... | Registrar |
| Charles Black | ... | Sylvester Edwards - Rosa's Grandfather |
| George Caldwell | ... | Arresting Officer |
| Johnnie Carr | ... | Older Boycott Woman |
| Polly Craig | ... | Mrs. Wycliff |
 | Helen Ingebritsen | ... | Miss Barton |
| Tori Jones | ... | Rowena |
| Martha B. Knighton | ... | Miss Alice L. White |
| Horace Lamar III | ... | Young Sylvester McCauley |
 | Nick LaTour | ... | Old Boycott Man |
| Ronald McCall | ... | Fred Gray |
| Susan McConnell | ... | 1931 store manager |
| Timothy Parham | ... | Elijah Banks |
 | Mike Pniewski | ... | Clifford Durr |
 | Sonny Shroyer | ... | James F. Blake |
 | Ron Clinton Smith | ... | Mr. Lester |
| Slayton Jefferson Underwood | ... | Sylvester (Adult) -Rosa Park's brother |
| Pacey Walker | ... | Fannie |
| Susan Williams | ... | Virginia Foster Durr |
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USA:97 min
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Featured in The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2002) (TV)
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The performance of Angela Bassett and the other actors in the movie was great. They portrayed the parts of the story that most people do not know. It brought out so many emotions, I could hardly control them. Like Rosa, I'd refuse to leave my seat, [or rather my sofa], as well.