Commentary of a Black Southern Bus Rider / Rosa Parks

Item Information

Title:
Commentary of a Black Southern Bus Rider / Rosa Parks
Description:
Rosa Parks discusses her refusal on December 1, 1955, to give up a seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus to a white man and the resulting boycott that ensued, which was in progress at the time of this interview. The Montgomery bus boycott is widely considered to be one of the key movement actions of the civil rights movement.
Production company:
KPFA (Radio station : Berkeley, Calif.)
Interviewee:
Parks, Rosa
Interviewer:
Roger, Sidney
Date:
April 1956
Format:
Audio recordings (nonmusical)
Genre:
Interview
Location:
Pacifica Radio Archives
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
Pacifica Radio Archives
Subjects:
Social Issues
Race and Ethnicity
Public Affairs
Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005
Roger, Sidney
Protests, demonstrations, vigils, etc.--Montgomery (Ala.)
African Americans--Civil rights--History
Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956
Extent:
00:16:06
Link to Item:
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-28-kw57d2qp45
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