The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, Jeanne Theoharis ; adapted by Brandy Colbert and Jeanne Theoharis
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Label
The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, Jeanne Theoharis ; adapted by Brandy Colbert and Jeanne Theoharis
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-278) and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Intended audience
Ages 12+, Beacon Press
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1232925324
Responsibility statement
Jeanne Theoharis ; adapted by Brandy Colbert and Jeanne Theoharis
Summary
"This definitive biography of Rosa Parks accessibly examines her six decades of activism, challenging young readers perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement."--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
A (Shy) Rebel Is Born -- Following Rules and Breaking Some, Too -- Introducing Raymond Parks: "The First Real Activist I Ever Met" -- The Newest Member of the NAACP -- Organizing in the Face of Opposition -- The NAACP Youth Council Gets a Fresh Start -- Resistance + Anger = Seeds of Change -- Claudette Colvin Sits Down (And Rises Up) -- Highlander Folk School -- Seeking Justice for Emmett Till -- December 1, 1955 -- A Boycott Blossoms -- Rosa Parks Goes to Court -- A Yearlong Boycott -- The Best of Times and the Worst of Times -- Victory at Last (but the Struggle Continues) -- "The Northern Promised Land that Wasn't" -- Rosa Parks Joins the Fight Up North -- The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom -- Working for John Conyers -- Meeting Malcolm X -- Going (Back) Down South -- The Detroit Uprising -- The Assassination of Dr. King -- Black Power! -- "Freedom Fighters Never Retire" -- The Struggle Continues
Target audience
juvenile
Classification
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Creator
Subject
- Montgomery (Ala.)
- African American women civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005 -- Juvenile literature
- African American women civil rights workers
- Civil rights workers
- Women -- Biography
- Civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Montgomery (Ala.) -- Race relations
- Segregation in transportation
- Segregation in transportation -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005
- Montgomery (Ala.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans + Civil rights -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Montgomery (Ala.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans
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- Montgomery (Ala.)
- African American women civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005 -- Juvenile literature
- African American women civil rights workers
- Civil rights workers
- Women -- Biography
- Civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Montgomery (Ala.) -- Race relations
- Segregation in transportation
- Segregation in transportation -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005
- Montgomery (Ala.) -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans + Civil rights -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- Montgomery (Ala.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans
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