McDonough, Yona Zeldis.

Who was Rosa Parks? / by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi. - New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c2010. - 106 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm. - Who was-- ? .

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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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--History--Alabama--Montgomery--20th century--Juvenile literature.
Segregation in transportation--History--Alabama--Montgomery--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--History--Alabama--Montgomery--20th century.
Segregation in transportation--History--Alabama--Montgomery--20th century.
Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956.
Race relations.


Montgomery (Ala.)--Race relations--Juvenile literature.
Montgomery (Ala.)--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Montgomery (Ala.)--Biography.

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