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Who Was Rosa Parks?

Yona Zeldis McDonough, Stephen Marchesi

2010·Nonfiction

Biography History & Politics

In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement." This biography has black-and-white illustrations throughout.

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Who Was Rosa Parks?

Yona Zeldis McDonough, Stephen Marchesi

Year

2010

Type

Nonfiction

Biography History & Politics

Description

In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement." This biography has black-and-white illustrations throughout.

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