Screen LibraryThe rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks /
The definitive political biography of Rosa Parks examines her six decades of activism, challenging perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement and presenting a corrective to the popular notion of Rosa Parks.
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Beacon Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Boston : |
| Publication Dates: | [2013] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
The definitive political biography of Rosa Parks examines her six decades of activism, challenging perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement and presenting a corrective to the popular notion of Rosa Parks. |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 304 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-295) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780807033326 0807033324 |
| Index Number: | F334 |
| CLC: | K837.128.7 |
| Call Number: | K837.128.7/P252T |
| Contents: |
National honor, public mythology : the passing of Rosa Parks -- life history of being rebellious" : the early years of Rosa McCauley Parks -- "It was very difficult to keep going when all our work seemed to be in vain" : the Civil Rights movement before the Bus Boycott -- "I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed" : Rosa Parks's bus stand -- "There lived a great people" : the Montgomery Bus Boycott -- "It is fine to be a heroine but the price is high" : the suffering of Rosa Parks -- northern promised land that wasn't" : Rosa Parks and the Black Freedom struggle |