I Am Rosa Parks - Softcover

Parks, Rosa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0448458322 ISBN 13: 9780448458328

Synopsis

When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man one December day in 1955, she made history. Mrs. Parks' brave act sparked the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott, propelling Martin Luther King, Jr., to national attention. I Am Rosa Parks describes these events in simple, yet lively language and sets them in the context of Mrs. Parks' life from childhood to the present. Full color.

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From the Back Cover:

One brave act2 One day in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man. Her brave act helped start the civil rights movement. Rosa worked very hard to help black people win their rights. This is her story, in her own words.

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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.

About this edition

• ISBN 10: 0448458322
• ISBN 13: 9780448458328
• Binding: Paperback