1913-2005

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1913-2005

Boycott

Montgomery, Alabama, 1955
Rosa Parks is arrested after refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. The African-American community, under the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr., organizes a boycott of the busing system and calls national attention to segregation laws and the civil rights movement.
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Rosa Parks

Presents a brief biography of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, chronicling her childhood and early work with the NAACP, as well as the events surrounding the famous Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott which began because of Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus.
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Rosa Parks

Examines the life of Rosa Parks in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills.
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Rosa Parks

A brief overview of the life of Rosa Parks and her work as a civil rights leader.

Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

In graphic novel format, relates the story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Rosa Parks

Briefly describes the life of Rosa Parks, discussing her childhood, arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a bus, and fight for equal rights.

Rosa's bus

[the ride to civil rights]
The story of bus #2857, an ordinary public bus, until a woman named Rosa Parks, refused to give up her seat to a white passenger.

Back of the bus

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

The bus ride that changed history

the story of Rosa Parks
A cumulative narrative recounting the story of Rosa Parks, an African-American woman who sparked the civil rights movement when she refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, for a white man.

Cake pops with Rosa Parks

2018
Rosa Parks makes a special visit to the Sweets Shop and whisks Finley and Fiona away on a historic journey of courage.
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