Rosa and Raymond are seen kissing on a bed; we then see Rosa's mother, who is about to enter, listen in on the bedroom and walk away, implying sex.

References are made to the Scottsboro brothers' trial involving the rape of a white woman; nothing explicit is said, other then the direct reference to rape and a man being "caught in bed with a white woman."

Some brief, tense scenes in which white people forcefully lay their hands on black people, though no actual violence is depicted.

Occasional use of 'damn', 'hell', and 'ass'. One memorable use of 'son of a bitch'.

Some alcohol use

A bus driver yells at Rosa Parks and telling her that she has to get off the bus or sit in the back of the bus