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Who was Rosa Parks? /

McDonough, Yona Zeldis

Who was Rosa Parks? / by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi - New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c2010 - 106 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm - Who was-- ? . - Who was-- ? .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 106)

Who was Rosa Parks? -- Down on the farm -- City lights -- Life with Raymond -- The call to action -- Back of the bus -- A visit to Highlander -- A new day -- "No riders today!" -- Moving ahead

In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. This seemingly small act triggered civil rights protests across America and earned Rosa Parks the title "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement."

8-12

9780448454429 (pbk.) 0448454424 (pbk.) 9780329797010 (Follettbound) 0329797018 (Follettbound)

2009051593

F334.M753 / P385545 2010

BIO PAR B

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