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The bus ride that changed history

the story of Rosa Parks
2005
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.

Rosa Parks

civil rights pioneer
2005
Presents a brief biography of the life of Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in 1955, worked to end segregation in the United States, and was an activist for equal rights and civil liberties.

Rosa Parks

the life of a civil rights heroine
2007
Presents a brief profile of civil rights activist Rosa Parks written in graphic comic format, and describes how her experience became the inspiration for the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955.

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

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

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.

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