The real story of Rosa Parks

Read the transcript of this podcast: https://therealnews.com/rosa-parks-myth-civil-rights-movement-history<br /><br />Rosa Parks's decades of activist experience have been overshadowed by a selective history of the Civl Rights Movement that ignores its roots in a longer, protracted struggle for justice. Biographer Jeanne Theoharis and documentarian Yoruba Richen join The Marc Steiner show to set the record straight on the many under-appreciated contributions of Rosa Parks.<br /><br />Jeanne Theoharis is the author of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/221039/the-rebellious-life-of-mrs-rosa-parks-by-jeanne-theoharis/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks</a> and a professor of political science at the Brooklyn College of the City University of New York.<br /><br />Yoruba Richen is a film director and producer, and the co-director of <a href="https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/movies/the-rebellious-life-of-mrs.-rosa-parks/e71b63eb-39a7-3e52-852d-fb1c9cfc0969" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks</a>. She is the director of the documentary program at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism of the City of New York.<br /><br />Studio/Post-Production: Adam Coley<br /><br />Help us continue producing The Marc Steiner Show by following us and becoming a monthly sustainer:<br />Donate: <a href="https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mss" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://therealnews.com/donate-pod-mss</a><br />Sign up for our newsletter: <a href="https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-st" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://therealnews.com/nl-pod-st</a><br />Get The Marc Steiner Show updates: <a href="https://therealnews.com/up-pod-st" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://therealnews.com/up-pod-st</a><br />Like us on Facebook: <a href="https://facebook.com/therealnews" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://facebook.com/therealnews</a><br />Follow us on Twitter: <a hr