Dramatizes Rosa Parks' famous refusal to move out of her seat on a segregated bus in 1955 as well as aspects of her early life, her involvement with the NAACP, and the aftermath of that act of resistance.
Documents the history of the civil rights movement in the U.S., highlighting significant events including Jesse Jackson's presidential bid, the march on Washington, D.C., Jim Crow laws, and others.
Sheyann, an eleven-year-old Alabama schoolgirl, is inspired by a speech of Martin Luther King, Jr. and becomes a devout follower in the Civil rights movement.