Rosa Parks: My Story

Rosa Parks: My Story

Rosa Parks: My Story

Rosa Parks: My Story

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Overview

Rosa Parks is best known for the day she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. Yet there is much more to her story than this one act of defiance. In this straightforward, compelling autobiography, Rosa Parks talks candidly about the civil rights movement and her active role in it. Her dedication is inspiring; her story is unforgettable.

"The simplicity and candor of this courageous woman's voice makes these compelling events even more moving and dramatic."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780141301204
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date: 01/01/1999
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 208
Sales rank: 221,924
Product dimensions: 5.06(w) x 7.75(h) x 0.51(d)
Lexile: 970L (what's this?)
Age Range: 10 - 14 Years

About the Author

Rosa Parks also worked with Jim Haskins to write Rosa Parks: My Story (Dial and Puffin), an award-winning book for older readers. Mrs. Parks was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in June 1999. She lives in Detroit, Michigan.

Table of Contents

1How It All Started1
2Not Just Another Little Girl22
3Schooling in Montgomery38
4Marriage, and Activism55
5We Fight for the Right to Vote71
6Secretary of the NAACP80
7White Violence Gets Worse90
8"You're Under Arrest"108
9"They've Messed with the Wrong One Now"125
10Stride Toward Freedom141
11We Move to Detroit161
12The Years Since176
Chronology189
Index190
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