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MIGHTY TIMES: THE LEGACY OF ROSA PARKS
HBO Family, February 8, 7 p.m., ET/PT. You might think you know her story, but this documentary peels away one more layer. "Mighty Times" shows us Rosa Parks as part of a strong community that instantly supported her on that day in December 1955 when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man. After Rosa was released from jail, fliers were published overnight: "Do Not Ride the Bus." A popular DJ makes announcements over the radio about meetings, bicycles are brought in, and churches buy station wagons to take workers to their jobs. The boycott also launched the career of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who at 26 was chosen …