The Real Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott – w/ Emilye Crosby

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Everyone thinks they know the story, but the real history of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott is even better. This episode details the events that set the stage for Ms. Parks’ civil disobedience. You’ll meet the leaders and organizations who transformed a moment of activism into a 13-month campaign. And you’ll learn about the community that held fast in the face of legal and political attacks, economic coercion, intimidation and violence.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Language Advisory: This episode contains historical reenactments of interviews and courtroom testimony which contain some profanity and racial slurs.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more movement music inspired by this episode, check out <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6kdmyLMQvLyAJUKJVa8omi" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">the new Spotify playlist</a>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And be sure to check out the <a href= "https://www.tolerance.org/podcasts/teaching-hard-history/civil-rights-movement/the-real-rosa-parks-and-the-montgomery-bus-boycott" target="_blank" rel="noopener">enhanced full transcript</a> of this episode.</span></p> <p> </p>