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| Genre/Form: | Juvenile literature Biography Juvenile literature Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Rosa Parks; Rosa Parks |
| Material Type: | Biography, Juvenile audience, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Ruth Ashby |
| ISBN: | 9781402748653 1402748655 9781402758041 1402758049 |
| OCLC Number: | 133465439 |
| Description: | 124 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm. |
| Contents: | One courageous act -- Down home in Alabama -- Welcome to Montgomery -- Finding a cause -- Separate but not yet equal -- A renewed spirit -- Tired of giving in -- Start of the Civil Rights Movement -- The walking city --New directions -- A time for change and sorrow -- Mother of the Civil Rights Movement. |
| Series Title: | Sterling biographies. |
| Responsibility: | Ruth Ashby. |
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Abstract:
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks made a stand on an Alabama bus and her arrest mobilised the black community for a citywide bus boycott that led to a landmark Supreme Court decision and a move toward de-segregation. This biography conveys Park's dignity and determination.
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