Giovanni, N., & Collier, B. (2005). Rosa. New York: Henry Holt.
A biography on civil rights activist Rosa Parks. Parks sparked the boycott on the public transportation system in Memphis. The book tells more about Parks life than most books do. We learn a little about her private life such as her occupation as a seamstress, she was married, and cared for her elderly mother.
Most students only hear the story of how Rosa Parks didn't give up her seat for a white person. This book gives the reader a more detailed account of her life, her day and the events leading up to her brave decision.
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