Screen LibraryI am Rosa Parks /
"When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man on December 1, 1955, she made history. Her brave act sparked the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott and brought the civil rights movement to national attention. In simple, lively language, Rosa Parks describes her life from child...
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| Group Author: | ; |
| Published: |
Random House,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [1997] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Step into reading. Step 4, Reading paragraphs
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| Subjects: |
Segregation in transportation
> Alabama
> Montgomery
> History
> 20th century
> Juvenile literature.
Noirs américains
> Montgomery
> Montgomery
> Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
> Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Défenseurs des droits de l'homme
> Montgomery
> Montgomery
> Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
> Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Ségrégation dans le transport
> Montgomery
> Montgomery
> Histoire
> 20e siècle
> Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
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| Summary: |
"When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man on December 1, 1955, she made history. Her brave act sparked the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott and brought the civil rights movement to national attention. In simple, lively language, Rosa Parks describes her life from childhood to the present and recounts the events that shook the nation. Her story is powerful, inspiring and unforgettable."-- |
| Item Description: |
"A Biography Reader"--Cover "Originally published in hardcover: New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, and imprint of Penguin Random House, 1997." |
| Carrier Form: | 48 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780593432730 0593432738 |
| Index Number: | F334 |
| CLC: | K837.127-49 |
| Call Number: | K837.127-49/P252-1 |
| Contents: | I get arrested -- How I grew up -- We stay off the buses -- Since the boycott -- A note from the Editor -- Timeline of Rosa Parks's Life. |