Who was Rosa Parks? / by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi.
by McDonough, Yona Zeldis.
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BookSeries: Who was-- ?.Publisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c2010Description: 106 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780448454429 (pbk.); 0448454424 (pbk.).Subject(s): Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005 -- Juvenile literature | Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005 | African American women -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | African Americans -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature | Segregation in transportation -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature | African American women -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography | African Americans -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography | Civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History -- 20th century | Segregation in transportation -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History -- 20th century | Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956 | Race relations | Montgomery (Ala.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature | Montgomery (Ala.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature | Montgomery (Ala.) -- BiographyDDC classification: 323.092 | B
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Summary: In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement."
Who was Rosa Parks? -- Down on the farm -- City lights -- Life with Raymond -- The call to action -- Back of the bus -- A visit to Highlander -- A new day -- "No riders today!" -- Moving ahead.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 106).
Who was Rosa Parks? -- Down on the farm -- City lights -- Life with Raymond -- The call to action -- Back of the bus -- A visit to Highlander -- A new day -- "No riders today!" -- Moving ahead.
In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement."
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