parks, rosa

Discusses the life of Rosa Parks that focuses on her work in the fight for Civil Rights in America.

A brief biography of Rosa Parks that discusses her contributions to the Civil Rights Movement.

Presents a brief biography of civil rights activist Rosa Parks.

From the back of the bus, an African-American child watches the arrest of Rosa Parks.

An introduction to the life of Rosa Parks, the woman whose actions led to the desegregation of buses in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1960s and who was an important figure in the early days of the civil rights movement.

Rosa Parks was born in the South at a time when African Americans were treated like second-class citizens. By refusing to accept the status quo, Parks sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and went on to become known as the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement.

A biography of Rosa Parks, known as "the mother of the civil rights movement.".

Rosa Parks, "the lady who wouldn't give up her seat on the bus", is the mother of the Civil Rights Movement. She was also a nurturing mother to her family. Her courageous act on December 1, 1955, was just one moment in a life lived with great humility and decency. In this book her loved ones share their remembrances and reflections of Auntie Rosa to create a previously unpainted picture of the real woman behind the legend.

Profiles the life and accomplishments of Rosa Parks, discussing her refusal to give up her seat on a bus to a white person and the impact of her actions on the civil rights movement.