Rosa Parks – I Sat on a Bus (Song) | Horrible Histories

Duration: 2'54''

Synopsis

Rosa Parks shares about how she helped spark the Civil Rights Movement, all by sitting on a bus!

Further Information

More clips from Horrible Histories

Charles Dickens - Miserable (Song) | Horrible Histories

Charles Dickens - Miserable (Song) | Horrible Histories

CBBC | 2013 | 3'03''

Charles Dickens on life, novels and inspiration from his experiences in the Victorian Era.

Marcus Licinius Crassus - Minted (Song) | Horrible Histories

Marcus Licinius Crassus - Minted (Song) | Horrible Histories

CBBC | 2013 | 2'15''

No rich man could ever surpass roman 'geezer' Marcus Licinius Crassus, he was minted!

Thomas Edison invents ''hello'' | Horrible Histories

Thomas Edison invents ''hello'' | Horrible Histories

CBBC | 2013 | 1'47''

Edison stumbles upon an important development in the way people answer the telephone.

Vikings & Garfunkel (Song) | Horrible Histories

Vikings & Garfunkel (Song) | Horrible Histories

CBBC | 2013 | 3'05''

Think the vicious Vikings were purely plunderers and pillagers? Think again!

We're History (Final Song) | Horrible Histories

We're History (Final Song) | Horrible Histories

CBBC | 2013 | 3'55''

From the Stone Age to WWII, they made history, Horrible!

More resources about Civil rights movement

Martin Luther King - They Were the Heroes (Song) | Horrible Histories

Martin Luther King - They Were the Heroes (Song) | Horrible Histories

CBBC | 2017 | 2'14''

Martin Luther King on the struggle to earn racial equality in America and the many famous faces that he...

Colour discrimination | Face to Face

Colour discrimination | Face to Face

BBC | 1961 | 2'32''

Martin Luther King recalls his first instance of being discriminated for his race at the age of six.

Fear and leadership | Face to Face

Fear and leadership | Face to Face

BBC | 1961 | 2'11''

Martin Luther King reflects on the difficult times he faced being a leader and symbol of the civil rights movement.

Living in the USA | Face to Face

Living in the USA | Face to Face

BBC | 1961 | 1'38''

Martin Luther King explains why he doesn't move to a less discriminatory country and why it is important that he fights for equality in the US.

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

BBC Two | 2013 | 59'09''

Documentary commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's March on Washington, speaking to the people who organis...

Martin Luther King: American Prophet

Martin Luther King: American Prophet

BBC Two | 2008 | 59'19''

Since his assassination in 1968, Martin Luther King has become known as a champion of freedom. Oona King goes on a journey through the D...

Non-violence | Face to Face

Non-violence | Face to Face

BBC | 1961 | 1'21''

Martin Luther King talks about the importance of non-violent protest in the civil rights movement.

Non-violent success | Face to Face

Non-violent success | Face to Face

BBC | 1961 | 1'29''

Martin Luther King speaks to the success of non-violent protest.

Rosa Parks | Face to Face

Rosa Parks | Face to Face

BBC | 1961 | 3'09''

Martin Luther King tells the story of Rosa Parks, the ''Bus Boycott'' and how this lead to his rise a civil rights leader.

Segregation and violence | Face to Face

Segregation and violence | Face to Face

BBC | 1961 | 4'21''

Martin Luther King speaks of his experiences of segregation and violence as a child.

Token integration | Face to Face

Token integration | Face to Face

BBC | 1961 | 3'26''

Martin Luther King reflects on the lawful change he has witnessed with regard to integration.