I Am Rosa Parks (Easy-to-Read, Dial) - Hardcover

Parks, Rosa; Haskins, Jim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803712073 ISBN 13: 9780803712072

Publisher: Dial, 1997

Synopsis

Presents a personal account of the day in 1955 that Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, an action that led to the Montgomery bus boycott and set the stage for mass desegregation in the South.

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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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dial
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0803712073
• ISBN 13: 9780803712072
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 48