The Real-Life Rosa Parks
Who was Rosa Parks really?
Most of us have known of Rosa Parks since we were knee-high to a grasshopper, but how much do you actually know about Rosa Parks the person?
Katie and Yves discuss fictional depictions of the civil rights activist and speak with her niece, Sheila McCauley Keys, to gain a new perspective on Ms. Rosa Parks.
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Sheila McCauley Keys
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“[Our Auntie Rosa] is a really beautiful tribute and reading it, I was like, ‘Wow, everyone should do this for their family member.’ Because it’s such a rich text. It’s a document that would be very hard to get otherwise.”
“We have so many misconceptions and all this misinformation about people who become larger than life in people’s minds...so it’s really nice to hear those parts of them that really bring more of their humanity in. ”
“I was glad that she did that because it changed our world. It changed the world we live in and the whole planet. It changed everything, the way people believe they ought not be treated.
And they stand up. And that’s what we need more of today. We need people to stand up and say, no, we’re not taking this anymore.”
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Our Auntie Rosa by Sheila McCauley Keys
Rosa Parks’s Featherlite Pancakes Recipe
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