Rosa Parks, "the lady who wouldn't give up her seat on the bus", is the mother of the Civil Rights Movement. She was also a nurturing mother to her family. Her courageous act on December 1, 1955, was just one moment in a life lived with great humility and decency. In this book her loved ones share their remembrances and reflections of Auntie Rosa to create a previously unpainted picture of the real woman behind the legend.
year: 2016
call number/section: 920, 921
subjects: parks, rosa, 1913-2005, family, mccauley family, keys, sheila mccauley, african american women civil rights workers, montgomery, biography, civil rights workers, african americans, detroit, african american political activists, michigan, older women, montgomery (ala.), biography, detroit (mich.), biographies
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Keys, Sheila McCauley
Rosa Parks, "the lady who wouldn't give up her seat on the bus", is the mother of the Civil Rights Movement. She was also a nurturing mother to her family. Her courageous act on December 1, 1955, was just one moment in a life lived with great humility and decency. In this book her loved ones share their remembrances and reflections of Auntie Rosa to create a previously unpainted picture of the real woman behind the legend.
Schools: 2
Keys, Sheila McCauley
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA) (2016)
Presents a biography of Rosa Parks based on the thoughts of her family.
Schools: 1