Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks

This was an amazing movie.

It depicted a lot of footage of Rosa Parks, E.D. Nixon Jr., and many people who were related to Rosa Parks.

It gave me a very good picture of what it was like back in 1955 and during the Montgomery bus boycott.

The movie also came along with a booklet that had a copy of the original police records and also a copy of the Montgomery City Code.

It also had classroom-related discussions and questions that you should ask yourself/your class.

The movie had some reenactments; you couldn't really tell that it was not from the 1950's, as they used vintage cameras and the actors looked much like the original people.

I would definitely recommend this amazing documentary to anyone who wants to learn about the Montgomery bus boycott and the Civil Rights Movement.

This movie was truly amazing. I saw it in class and I almost cried. I never really realized how tough things were at that time. People were so horrible and I'm so glad it's over with and times have changed. This is definitely a remarkable movie. Rosa Parks really showed her importance against segregation in this movie. When the scenes that talked about the KKK came on I wanted to cry even more because the things the did were terrifying and it was so inspirational to see Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. say how we can't beat violence with more violence. I think everyone should see this movie, just so that could realize how terrifying times used to be and how good it is to live in a world without segregation.

We watched this movie in class one day. There is great, enjoyable music in the background as Rosa Parks' niece and many other great friends, witnesses, or other people give informative information on Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights Movement.

This movie has been nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary-Short Subject. I automatically knew it would be a winner when the movie was over.

In response to another review for Rosa Parks - I can add a bit of inside info having worked on this film. Many of the scenes in Rosa Parks are re-created using period cameras and film stock. Actors stood in for much of the drama that took part on that city bus. In fact they were filmed in California. The recreated footage blends seamlessly with original archival footage from those days in Montgomery, Alabama - not Birmingham. Despite these fabrications, this film brings to life a drama that will forever have its historical significance firmly stamped as a watershed moment for the civil rights movement. In her quiet, subdued manner, Rosa Parks unleashed a movement that was waiting, waiting to burst from the floodgates of freedom and equality.

Wow,

I just caught this film on HBO and thought it was great! A finely produced documentary featuring plenty of archival footage of Rosa Parks (The mother of the Civil Rights movement), Martin Luther King Jr. and other important figures of the time. Great narration featuring Mrs. Parks family and friends and other people who were involved with the civil rights movement, such as E.D. Nixon. With quality reenactments, like Mrs. Park's confrontation with the racist bus driver that sparked off the bus boycotts and started a revolution.

This film was thoroughly entertaining, inspirational and uplifting. I recommend this movie to anyone. Great entertainment and great background music to boot!

Mighty Times, yes they were!