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Detroit
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Jim Crow Segregation
Jr.
King
Lynching
Martin Luther
Michigan
Montgomery
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Nixon
Parks
Rape
Raymond
Rosa
Scottsboro Boys
Selma to Montgomery March
Tuskegee Institute
White Supremacy
Product details
- ISBN 9781440868429
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 13 Jan 2021
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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Rosa Parks's crucial decision proved more than one to remain seated. This book uses historical analysis and Parks's own words to paint a complete picture of her life as a courageous and defiant civil rights activist.
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. The book focuses heavily on the influence of her mother and grandparents in her civil rights activism and emphasizes the fact that Rosa Parks was always active and engaged in the struggle for civil rights. Analyses of speeches she delivered provide a picture that broadens her influence and importance far beyond the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Chapters are organized chronologically, beginning with Rosa Parks' family history and ending with her death and legacy, and a culminating chapter explores her extensive impact on American history. The work also includes a timeline of key events in her life and a bibliography to aid additional research. Readers will benefit from a holistic approach that explores Parks' life well beyond her refusal to give up her seat on the Montgomery bus line. Of note, this book connects Parks' lifelong activism to the spirit of justice and resistance she learned at a young age.
Darryl Mace is professor and chair of the history and political science department at Cabrini University.
