montgomery

Presents an illustrated account of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, and the subsequent bus boycott by the black community.

Profiles civil rights activist Rosa Parks, whose famous refusal to go to the back of a segregated bus in Montgomery, Ala., in 1955 became a test case for the validity of segregation laws, as well as an inciting incident in the Civil Rights Movement.

Examines the 12 most amazing facts about the Montgomery bus boycott. Provides information about the event’s critical moments, key players, and lasting effects.

Examines the history of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott of 1955 to 1956, providing different points of view.

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

Relates the story of how the peacful protest begun by Rosa Parks and led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., brought about the desegregation of public buses in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 and 1956.

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.

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.