Rap Song Puts Rosa Parks in Spotlight An aging Rosa Parks is at the center of a legal battle about a hip-hop song that refers to her famous refusal to sit at the back of a bus. Now her health records will be released in response to a request by a newspaper. NPR's Tony Cox talks with Dennis Archer, the former mayor of Detroit and Parks' appointed guardian, about her health and the case.

Rap Song Puts Rosa Parks in Spotlight

January 14, 200512:00 AM ET

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An aging Rosa Parks is at the center of a legal battle about a hip-hop song that refers to her famous refusal to sit at the back of a bus. Now her health records will be released in response to a request by a newspaper. NPR's Tony Cox talks with Dennis Archer, the former mayor of Detroit and Parks' appointed guardian, about her health and the case.