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- TitleThe Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, and author talk given by Jeanne Theoharis.
- Call NumberBCER_0005
- Cite AsBrooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
- SummaryProfessor Jeanne Theoharis speaks about her 2013 biography, "The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks." In it she examines Park's commitment to activism, begun long before the boycott, and her lifelong campaign for justice, in the North as well as the South. Theoharis also speaks about her 2018 book on the Civil Rights Movement, "A More Beautiful and Terrible History." The lecture was videotaped in the Brooklyn Collection, Brooklyn Public Library Central branch on February 28, 2018. June Koffi of the Brooklyn Collection introduces Professor Theoharis.
- Date2018-02-28
- Formatmoving image
- Physical Description1 moving image file (1 hr., 26 minutes) : digital, MP4, color
- GenreMP4presentations (communicative events)
- CreatorTheoharis, Jeanne
- SubjectParks, Rosa, 1913-2005 ; Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956 ; African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama--Montgomery--History--20th century ; Civil rights movements--United States--History--20th century
- CollectionBrooklyn Collection Event Recordings
- PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- LocationDetroit (Mich.), Montgomery (Ala.)
- RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.