1913-2005

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1913-2005

Rosa Parks and her protest for civil rights

December 1, 1955
2003
A simple introduction to the life of Rosa Parks and her role in the efforts to gain equal rights for African Americans.

Rosa Parks

a biography
2011
A biography of Rosa Parks, discussing her childhood in Tuskegee, Alabama, her enrollment in the Montgomery NAACP, the events that propelled her to the forefront of the civil rights movement, and her continuing work for equal rights.

Rosa Parks

1995
A biography of the African-American woman whose acts of civil disobedience led to the 1956 Supreme Court order to desegregate buses in Montgomery, Alabama.

The life and times of Rosa Parks

2009
A brief biography of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, who in 1955, refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, leading to a year-long bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.

Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

2008
Chronicles the events surrounding the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott that came about as a result of civil rights activist Rosa Parks's refusal to give up her seat on the bus to a white patron.

Rosa Parks

bus ride to freedom
2007
Illustrations and simple text chronicle the life of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, whose refusal in 1955 to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Rosa Parks

a life of courage
2008
Explains what it means to be courageous, and looks at how Rosa Parks demonstrated courage throughout her life, especially when she took a stand against segregation by refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man.

Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

2013
Presents a graphic novel describing the life and accomplishments of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, detailing her stand against Alabama's segregation laws on a city bus and her involvement with the Montgomery bus boycott.

Rosa Parks

2004
Presents a biography of Rosa Parks, an African-American woman whose refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man led to the desegregation of buses in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1960s.

Rosa Parks

[courageous citizen]
2008
Profiles the life and struggles of civil rights activist Rosa Parks, who is known for inspiring the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott when she refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger.

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