The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks /

The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks /

The definitive political biography of Rosa Parks examines her six decades of activism, challenging perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement and presenting a corrective to the popular notion of Rosa Parks.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Theoharis, Jeanne.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Beacon Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Parks, Rosa, > 1913-2005.
African American women civil rights workers > Alabama > Montgomery > Biography.
Civil rights workers > Alabama > Montgomery > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights > Alabama > Montgomery > History > 20th century.
Segregation in transportation > Alabama > Montgomery > History > 20th century.
Montgomery (Ala.) > Race relations.
Montgomery (Ala.) > Biography.
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Summary:The definitive political biography of Rosa Parks examines her six decades of activism, challenging perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement and presenting a corrective to the popular notion of Rosa Parks.
Physical Description:xvi, 304 pages , 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 249 - 295) and index.
ISBN:9780807050477 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0807050474 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0807033324
9780807033326
9780807050484 (electronic)
0807050482 (electronic)