Who was Rosa Parks? /
Rosa Parks
by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi.
- New York : Penguin Workshop, c2010.
- 106 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 106).
Who was Rosa Parks? -- Down on the farm -- City lights -- Life with Raymond -- The call to action -- Back of the bus -- A visit to Highlander -- A new day -- "No riders today!" -- Moving ahead.
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."