The Rosa Parks Story
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| The Rosa Parks Story | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Based on | Montgomery bus boycott |
| Written by | Paris Qualles |
| Screenplay by | Paris Qualles |
| Directed by | Julie Dash |
| Starring | Angela Bassett Peter Francis James Cicely Tyson |
| Music by | Joseph Conlon |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Pearl Devers Elaine Eason Steele |
| Editor | Wendy Hallam-Martin |
| Running time | 94 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | February 24, 2002 |
The Rosa Parks Story is a 2002 American television movie written by Paris Qualles and directed by Julie Dash. Angela Bassett portrays Rosa Parks, with Cicely Tyson in a supporting role as her mother. It was broadcast by CBS on February 24, 2002. It received awards from the NAACP and the Black Reel Awards.
Background and synopsis
The film is an account of the life of Mrs. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks and her actions in the
In the film, Parks's background is highlighted, and the issues in the segregated society of Alabama and the Deep South are indicated. As a child, Rosa was educated at a private school run by the
On December 1, 1955, after a tiring day at work, Rosa Parks took a seat in the designated "colored" section of a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. When the "White" section at the front filled up, the driver, James Blake, ordered Parks to relinquish her seat, as was the practice. She refused, and was arrested and jailed. Civil rights activists organized a one-day bus boycott the day of her trial (she was fined). With its success, they founded the
In 1995, Rosa Parks was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Cast
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- Angela Bassett as Rosa Parks
- Peter Francis James as Raymond Parks
- Cicely Tyson as Leona McCauley, Rosa's mother.
- Dexter Scott King as Martin Luther King Jr.[1]
Awards
- The film was named the Best Television Movie in the NAACP Image Awards. Angela Bassett won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special for her performance.
- 2003, Black Reel Awards went to Bassett as Best Actress, Cicely Tyson as Best Supporting Actress, Paris Qualles for his teleplay, and the film as Best Network/Cable Film.
- It also won the Family Television Award and the New York Christopher Award.
- For the 55th Annual Directors Guild Awards, Julie Dash was nominated for her Outstanding Directorial Achievement on The Rosa Parks Story. She was the first African-American woman nominated in the category of "Primetime Movies Made for Television".[2]
See also
References
- ^ The Rosa Parks Story Archived 2008-07-05 at the Wayback Machine, 2002, CBS website
- S2CID 143860156.
External links
- The Rosa Parks Story, 2002, CBS website
- The Rosa Parks Story at IMDb
- The Rosa Parks Story at AllMovie
