Professor Paul von Blum , a civil rights activist an author, recalls meeting Rosa Parks and explains her work in the civil rights movement. He also comments on the historical importance of celebrating Black History Month around the world.

Coretta Scott King, wife of the late Martin Luther King, Jr., recalls the early days of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and shares her thoughts on Rosa Parks and her husband's participation in the boycott. The boycott began on December 1, 1955 in response to the arrest of Parks and the final day of the movement was December 20, 1956.

Martin Luther King, Jr. shares his reaction to the arrest of Rosa Parks and explains the community's plan for a bus boycott in response. Then watch archive footage of Montgomery citizens boycotting the bus system. The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted for 361 days where the black community refused to ride the bus until they were desegregated, a moment that occurred on December 20, 1956.

Peter Sussman recalls the bus ride to the March and how the crowd made him feel. The March on Washington was held on August 28, 1963 and was the first gathering of its kind in Washington, D.C.