A Tour of the Rosa Parks Museum

ooh whoo Oh my name is georgette Norman director of Troy University Rosa Parks Museum here in Montgomery Alabama a museum that pays homage to one of the seminal events of the 20th century the 382 day Montgomery bus boycott on your tour of the museum you get a chance to get key information as to why and how Negroes as they were call back then were able to stage this historic event and become part of history yourself come with me on a tour of the museum you got it - it begins in the orientation room where you get a glimpse into the segregated south meet key players of the boycott begin to understand the roles of organizational structures interracial partnerships and the role of women now let's move into the bus room after witnessing Rosa Parks famous no heard round the world and her ultimate arrest we go to the first mass meeting and coach pete baptist church when he become a part of the congregation and realize that indeed the boycott had been successful and we are about to embark on a few more days you meet Reverend Martin Luther King at a very personal moment when he questioned his decision to lead the Montgomery Improvement Association after his life was threatened when he has his epiphany that says Martin stand up for righteousness and justice we also meet Martin when he proved that indeed he was a Gandhian when it was tested and his house was wrong he told the crowd lay down your weapons and go home we learn about national into an international support for the boycott and how with 19 station wagons the Montgomery Improvement Association started a massive transportation system the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in broader vjo the case which ended the boycott the segregation on the buses in Montgomery Alabama was unconstitutional and so after 382 days of war carding buses were integrated in Montgomery Alabama to get the full story and experience it for yourself please visit us and enjoy the event that embarked on 10 of the most profound years in US history from 1955 to 1965 I'm Georgia Dorman director or Troy University Rosa Parks museum

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Keywords: Rosa Parks, Troy University, Civil Rights, Alabama History, African-American History

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Length: 4min 0sec (240 seconds)

Published: Thu Oct 06 2011