Rosa Parks: My Story

Synopsis

"The only tired I was, was tired of giving in." These are the simple yet eloquent words of Rosa Parks, who on December 1, 1955, refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. A year later when the boycott was over, there was a federal injunction against segregation on buses; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.m was a national figure; the civil rights movement was a national cause; and Rosa Parks was out of a job. Yet there is much more to Rosa Parks's story than just one act of defiance. Now that story is told for the first time. Raised by a strong mother and grandparents, Rosa was always proud of her heritage and believed that all people, regardless of race, were equal. With courage and determination she became one of the only two women activists with the Montgomery NAACP long before the boycott, and she was a tireless speaker for the civil rights movement long afterward. Her husband, Raymond Parks, an early activist himself, encouraged her to participate in the struggle for equality, complete her education, and register to vote. Written in her own straightforward and moving language, this compelling account speaks dramatically to our times and reveals the deliberate choices that clearly earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother to a Movement." Long before there was a civil rights movement, long before there was a women's movement, there was Rosa Parks. Her dedication is inspiring; her story is unforgettable.

Copyright:

1992

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

191 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780803706736

Publisher:

Dial

Date of Addition:

01/28/04

Copyrighted By:

Rosa Parks

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Children's Books, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Politics and Government

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