Who Was Rosa Parks?
New York : Grosset & Dunlap, [2010]
Format: Book
Description: 106 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
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."
Series: Who was-- ?
Contents:
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.
Subjects:
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 Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956 -- Juvenile literature.
Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
Montgomery (Ala.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
Montgomery (Ala.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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 Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956 -- Juvenile literature.
Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
Montgomery (Ala.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature.
Montgomery (Ala.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 700L
ISBN:
9780448454429
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Parks, Rosa | Blythewood | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Parks, Rosa | Blythewood | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Parks, Rosa | Sandhills Indoors | Children's Biography | Out (Due: 5/9/2024) |
More Formats
Includes bibliographical references (page 106).
Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 4.8 1 SD Quiz 141838 English non-fiction.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.8 1.0 141838.
Accelerated Reader Grades 5-8 4.8 1 SD Quiz 141838 English non-fiction.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.8 1.0 141838.