The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Theoharis, Jeanne2014
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Presenting a corrective to the popular notion of Rosa Parks as the quiet seamstress who with a single act birthed the modern civil rights movement, Theoharis provides a revealing window into Parks' politics and years of activism.
Main title:
The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks / Jeanne Theoharis.
Author:
Theoharis, Jeanne, author
Imprint:
Boston : Beacon Press, 2014.Boston : Beacon Press, 2014.
Collation:
360 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2013.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780807033326 (pbk)
Dewey class:
323.092
Local class:
B PAR
Language:
English
Subject:
Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005African American women civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- BiographyCivil rights workers -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- BiographyAfrican Americans -- Civil rights -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History -- 20th centurySegregation in transportation -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History -- 20th centuryMontgomery (Ala.) -- Race relationsMontgomery (Ala.) -- Biography
BRN:
1476882