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Rosa Parks: Civil Rights Leader
The fascinating story of a woman's defiance and the movement it inspired.
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks transitioned from seamstress and secretary to an American civil rights icon by refusing to give up her seat on a bus. Her quiet act of defiance sparked the bus boycotts in Montgomery, Alabama, which launched the career of Martin Luther King Jr. and demonstrated the effectiveness of unified peaceful protests. Parks remained a prominent activist as the civil rights movement progressed, traveling around the country to speak at various events and eventually founding the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development. Throughout her life, she advocated an end to violence, discrimination, and injustice-a message that has been carried on since her death in 2005 by the many Americans she inspired.
This new biography celebrates the legacy of the woman known as the "mother of the civil rights movement." Featuring full-color photographs as well as "Did You Know?" fact boxes and a selection of quotes from Parks, this comprehensive resource is essential for readers interested in this inspirational woman.
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks transitioned from seamstress and secretary to an American civil rights icon by refusing to give up her seat on a bus. Her quiet act of defiance sparked the bus boycotts in Montgomery, Alabama, which launched the career of Martin Luther King Jr. and demonstrated the effectiveness of unified peaceful protests. Parks remained a prominent activist as the civil rights movement progressed, traveling around the country to speak at various events and eventually founding the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self-Development. Throughout her life, she advocated an end to violence, discrimination, and injustice-a message that has been carried on since her death in 2005 by the many Americans she inspired.
This new biography celebrates the legacy of the woman known as the "mother of the civil rights movement." Featuring full-color photographs as well as "Did You Know?" fact boxes and a selection of quotes from Parks, this comprehensive resource is essential for readers interested in this inspirational woman.
122 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1994
About the author
Mary E. Hull
13 books4 followersMary Hull holds a B.A. in History from Brown University. She is the author of many works of nonfiction for young readers, including Shay's Rebellion and the Constitution, The Boston Tea Party in American History, Mary Todd Lincoln, The Mongol Empire, and The Travels of Marco Polo.
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September 11, 2008
This book can be used during Social Studies and with grades 4-9. It is about Rosa Parks life and the big events that happened in her life. She did not ever give up and always stood up for what was right.
November 17, 2015
I really did like this book because it told all of the things that happened to her and did not leave out detail at all and the author was very descriptive things with his/her story.
April 8, 2009
Rosa Parks was an active civil rights leader and she will be in my heart for always.
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