Stories of People Who Changed America

Rosa Author - Nikki Giovanni Narrator - Nikki Giovanni On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks boarded a Montgomery, Alabama city bus and refused to give up her seat to a white man, an act that ignited a movement that changed modern history. March On! Author - Dr. Christine King Narrator - Farris Lynn Whitfield In celebration of the 45th Anniversary of the March on Washington, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s sister presents a personal, stirring account of the remarkable day Dr. King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech and of the man who went on to inspire the nation. I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote Author - Linda Arms White Narrator - Joan Allen This is the true story of Esther Morris, who started out life believing she could do anything, and then proved it, by building her own business, raising a family in the Wild West, working to get women the vote for the first time, AND becoming the first female judge and the first woman in the US to hold a political office! The Star-Spangled Banner Aretha Franklin On September 11, 1814, the British Fleet arrived at the mouth of the Patapsco River. Thus began the Battle of Baltimore, which inspired Francis Scott Key to pen The Star-Spangled Banner.