I Am Rosa Parks is the first segment of the 23rd episode in Season 1 of Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum.
Synopsis[]
Xavier, Yadina and Brad are surprised to see that the big new exhibit at the museum features an old bus. They’re unsure what’s so special about it, but excited to climb aboard anyway. As our trio squabble over who will get to be the driver and honk the horn, they suddenly find themselves in the Secret Museum! Our heroes are sent back in time to meet the important person who once rode that bus: Rosa Parks. Witnessing how Rosa reacts to being treated unfairly, both as a young girl and as an adult when asked to give up her seat on that bus in 1955, open our trio’s eyes to her very important message: everyone should be treated equally
Characters[]
- Xavier Riddle
- Yadina Riddle
- Brad Scott
- Dr. Zoom
- Berby
- Rosa Parks
- Skater Boy
- Benjamin and Theodore (cameo)
- Bus Driver
- Gentleman
- Young Man
Curriculum[]
Treat everyone equally.
Broadcast[]
I Am Rosa Parks, along with its sister episode, I Am Thurgood Marshall, aired on October 9, 2020.
Trivia[]
- The Secret Museum opens a portal in the bus and Xavier, Yadina, and Brad fall down to get there.
- The lesson isn't really related to the problem that Xavier, Yadina, and Brad faced, as they were not being treated unequally.
- A clip from this episode has been a segment in the PBS KIDS Talk About: Race and Racism program.
- Rosa Parks has a different appearance than in her debut book.
- The book this episode is based on was banned by the Central York School District in Pennsylvania, for featuring African-Americans. They also banned other books with racial minorities.
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