Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

McDonough, Yona Zeldis

Who was Rosa Parks? by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi. - New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c2010. - 106 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm. - Who was-- ? .

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.

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."

8 - 12 years

9780448454429 (pbk.) 0448454424 (pbk.) 9780329797010 (Follettbound) 0329797018 (Follettbound)

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Parks, Rosa 1913-2005


African American women--Alabama--Montgomery
African Americans--Alabama--Montgomery
Civil rights workers--Alabama--Montgomery
African Americans--Civil rights--History--Alabama--Montgomery--20th century
Segregation in transportation--History--Alabama--Montgomery--20th century
Montgomery Bus Boycott--Montgomery, Ala.--1955-1956
Race relations.
African American women--Montgomery (Ala.)
African Americans--Montgomery (Ala.)
Women
African Americans--Civil rights--History.--Montgomery (Ala.)
Segregation in transportation--History.--Montgomery (Ala.)


Montgomery (Ala.)--Race relations
Montgomery (Ala.)
Montgomery (Ala.)
Montgomery (Ala.)--Race relations.
Montgomery (Ala.)

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