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Who was Rosa Parks?  Cover Image Book Book

Who was Rosa Parks? / by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi.

McDonough, Yona Zeldis, (author.). Marchesi, Stephen, (illustrator.).

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."

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780448454429
  • ISBN: 0448454424
  • ISBN: 9780545640367
  • ISBN: 0545640369
  • Physical Description: 106 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, [2010]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 106).
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject: Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005 > Juvenile literature.
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.
Montgomery (Ala.) > Race relations > Juvenile literature.
Montgomery (Ala.) > Biography > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Juvenile literature.
Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005.
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.) > Biography.

Available copies

  • 8 of 8 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Umatilla County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Helix Public Library.

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Helix Public Library J 920 MCD (Text) 37835000139911 Juvenile NF-Series Available -

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."

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