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Rosa Parks: Heroine of the Civil Rights Movement

By Therese Shea; Andrea Sclarow

Book information

Publisher
Britannica Digital Learning
Year
2015
ISBN
9781622757008
Language
english
Format
CBZ
Filesize
6 MB (6421119 bytes)
Series
Britannica Beginner Bios
Pages
32\0
Time added
2022-12-04 19:06:04
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography /

Description

Young readers who may be unfamiliar with Rosa Parks will be inspired by this biography of the American hero and her part in sparking the Civil Rights Movement. Valuable historical information is provided as context for understanding the conditions African Americans were forced to endure before Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. Parks continued to serve as a civil rights leader for the rest of her life, making sure her struggles were not forgotten, and today she is seen as a symbol for civil disobedience.

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