Join the Henry Ford for a Film Screening, Panel Discussion and Book Signing on Sunday, December 1, 3 pm.
On the 69th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest, join The Henry Ford in honoring her legacy with an afternoon of curated programming alongside Dr. Jeanne Theoharis, author of The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, and Dorothy Dewberry Aldridge, native-Detroit civil and human rights advocate who fought beside Mrs. Parks.
The event will begin with a free screening of the adapted documentary of Dr. Theoharis' political biography of Parks, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A that further contextualizes the growing freedom struggle in Detroit and Mrs. Parks' next 40 years of fighting racism in the North following her forced move from the South. Panel will be moderated by Amber N. Mitchell, Curator of Black History at The Henry Ford.
The afternoon will end with a book signing where Dr. Theoharis will sign special 10th-anniversary editions of her book.
