Miss Maybelle sings about the racial strain on the community at the time during a protest to integrate the segregated Courtney Colin's show.

Rosa Parks refuses to relinquish her seat in the "colored" section of the bus to a white passenger after the "white" section of the bus was filled. She is arrested for civil disobedience.

During a rain storm, Minny gets fired for using the indoor bathroom instead of the outdoor bathroom meant for the servants.

Dre gives an overview of the history of the United States public education system as it relates to segregation and opportunity for black students. He highlights the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case and how it forced schools to integrate. He also mentions the positive impact of integration on academic achievement and expresses disappointment that schools have become more segregated than ever since the overturn of the mandatory integration ruling.

Mister Rogers invites his friend, Officer Clemmons, to join him in dipping his feet in a mini pool on a warm day. Officer Clemmons sings a song about loving someone for the way they are, no matter they way they look, including the color of their skin. During the time of racial segregation in the United States, black and white people were not allowed to swim in the same pool, but this scene from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood proves this otherwise.