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"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...
43) Rosa Parks
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"Rosa Parks was a legendary woman who dared to stand against authority and helped spark a boycott and a movement in 1955. This book explores her life, her key decisions, and her role during the civil rights era of the 1950s and 1960s. Using historical photographs, fact boxes, sidebars, timelines, and critical thinking questions, readers explore Parks's personal history, including her interaction with many leaders of the civil rights movement, such...
46) Rosa Parks
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"How much do you know about Rosa Parks? Find out the facts you need to know about this activitist in the civil rights movement. You'll learn about the early life, challenges, and major accomplishments of this important American."--
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"Rosa Parks was a seamstress whose refusal to obey an unjust law lit the fuse that sparked the civil rights movement. Her arrest for failing to give up her seat on a bus started the Montgomery bus boycott, which launched Martin Luther King Jr. to prominence. Her lawsuit following her arrest tested the constitutionality of segregation laws, which were later overturned" --
50) Rosa Parks
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"Rosa Parks is not just a lady who stayed seated on a bus. Her life is a relevant, important story that was notable, inspirational, and much-needed both in its time and today. This essential volume introduces young readers to a woman of quiet strength and resilience who did not waver in her convictions and beliefs. For younger readers, this is a rare opportunity to read age-appropriate text that incorporates complex issues using accessible, straightforward,...
51) Rosa Parks
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A biography of the woman whose refusal to give up her seat on an Alabama bus helped galvanize the civil rights movement. Features quotations from Parks and others.
53) Rosa Parks
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A brief biography of the African American who, in refusing to obey a discriminatory rule about bus seating, set off both the Montgomery Bus Boycott and a movement that changed the nation's laws.
54) Rosa Parks
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"Rosa parks was the courageous thinker and leader known as the Mother of the Civil Rights Movement. Long before the Montgomery Bus Boycott made her famous, she was a social justice activist and organizer. In honor of her work, she received a Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This is her story"--
59) Rosa Parks
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Rosa Parks no es solo una dama que se queóó sentada en un autobús. Su vida es una historia relevante e importante que fue notable, inspiradora y muy necesaria tanto en su tiempo como en la actualidad. Este volumen esencial presenta a los lectores jóvenes a una mujer de tranquila fortaleza y resistencia que no titubeó en sus convicciones y creencias. Para los lectores más jóvenes, esta es una rara oportunidad para leer textos apropiados para...
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"The Civil Rights Movement was defined by figures thrust into positions of importance; be they participants in a sit-in, a Freedom Rider, or marching in protest, those involved with the movement didn't imagine being in that position ten years earlier. Gwendolyn Patton's life centered around Detroit, Michigan, until she came to Montgomery in 1956 to visit relatives and found herself in the midst of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. That experience sparked...
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