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.
Presents the story of the Montgomery bus boycott. Describes the first incident when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man and continues through the year's events that led to the end of segregation in the South.
from the back of the bus to the front of a movement
Wilson, Camilla
Chronicles the life of Rosa Parks--whose refusal to move to the back of an Alabama bus in 1955 became a symbol of the civil rights movement--up to her receival of the Congressional Medal of Freedom in 1999.
Discusses the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest against the infringement of African Americans' civil rights, including the backlash caused by the boycott and the effects of the start of the Civil Rights Movement.
"Examines the Montgomery Bus Boycott through primary source photographs, including Rosa Parks' role in the effort, other important leaders, the daily struggles of the boycott, and the end of segregation on Montgomery's buses"--Provided by publisher.
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.
"Eleven-year-old Lisa Parker, who was born with a cleft palate, deals with merciless bullying in school, as does her teacher, Miss Annie, the first African-American teacher at the all-white elementary school"--Provided by publisher.
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.
