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Author:
Mace, Darryl, 1975- author.
Title:
Rosa Parks : a life in American history / Darryl Mace.
Publisher:
ABC-CLIOan imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
xiv, 189 pages ; 25 cm.
Subject:
Parks, Rosa,--1913-2005.
African Americans--History--Montgomery--Montgomery--History--20th century.
African American women--Biography.
Civil rights workers--United States--Biography.
African Americans--Detroit--Detroit--Biography.
African American political activists--Michigan--Biography.
Montgomery (Ala.)--Biography.
Detroit (Mich.)--Biography.
Parks, Rosa,--1913-2005.
African American political activists.
African American women.
African Americans.
African Americans--Civil rights.
Civil rights workers.
Alabama--Montgomery.
Michigan.
Michigan--Detroit.
United States.
1900-1999
Biographies.
History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The roots of race consciousness -- Miseducation and reeducation -- The reality of rape culture -- Black voter registration efforts -- Public activism -- Youth movements -- Battle on the bus -- The Montgomery bus boycott -- "Tired of giving in" -- A symbol frozen in time -- Why Rosa Parks matters
Summary:
"Rosa Parks: A Life in American History explores the life of this important civil rights activist in the context of the cultural and social history of her time."-- Provided by publisher
Series:
Black history lives
ISBN:
1440868425
9781440868429
LCCN:
2020021993
Locations:
UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

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