Includes bibliographical references (p. 30) and index.
Contents:
Meet Rosa Parks -- Civil rights -- Separate but equal? -- Separate schools for children -- The bus boycott -- Leading the people -- Some don't want change -- A sit-in -- Freedom riders -- Gathering in Washington, D.C. -- The Civil Rights Act -- Equal rights for Americans -- If you grew up long ago -- Timeline.
Summary:
A brief history of the civil rights movement in America, Rosa Parks' role in helping to abolish segregation on busses, the March on Washington, Freedom Riders, and civil rights laws.
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