Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

Rosa Parks

Label
Rosa Parks
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Rosa Parks
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Series statement
Civil rights crusaders
Summary
In 1955, Rosa Parks bravely refused to obey a bus driver who ordered her to give up her seat because she was black. While she is best known for this action that sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Parks had actually been involved in civil rights work for years. This book puts Parks' courageous stance on the bus into the context of her lifelong belief in equality. Readers learn about the Montgomery Bus Boycott in detail, review her life's most important events in a timeline, and appreciate the brave sacrifices of the "first lady of the civil rights movement."
Target audience
juvenile
Classification
Content