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The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, Jeanne Theoharis ; adapted by Brandy Colbert and Jeanne Theoharis

Creator
Author
Contributor
Summary
"This definitive biography of Rosa Parks accessibly examines her six decades of activism, challenging young readers' perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement."--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Young readers' edition.
Extent
296 pages
Contents
  • A (Shy) Rebel Is Born
  • Following Rules and Breaking Some, Too
  • Introducing Raymond Parks: "The First Real Activist I Ever Met"
  • The Newest Member of the NAACP
  • Organizing in the Face of Opposition
  • The NAACP Youth Council Gets a Fresh Start
  • Resistance + Anger = Seeds of Change
  • Claudette Colvin Sits Down (And Rises Up)
  • Highlander Folk School
  • Seeking Justice for Emmett Till
  • December 1, 1955
  • A Boycott Blossoms
  • Rosa Parks Goes to Court
  • A Yearlong Boycott
  • The Best of Times and the Worst of Times
  • Victory at Last (but the Struggle Continues)
  • "The Northern Promised Land that Wasn't"
  • Rosa Parks Joins the Fight Up North
  • The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
  • Working for John Conyers
  • Meeting Malcolm X
  • Going (Back) Down South
  • The Detroit Uprising
  • The Assassination of Dr. King
  • Black Power!
  • "Freedom Fighters Never Retire"
  • The Struggle Continues
Isbn
9780807067574
Instance
Label
The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Title
The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Statement of responsibility
Jeanne Theoharis ; adapted by Brandy Colbert and Jeanne Theoharis
Creator
Contributor
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"This definitive biography of Rosa Parks accessibly examines her six decades of activism, challenging young readers' perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement."--
Assigning source
Provided by publisher
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Theoharis, Jeanne
Dewey number
  • 323.092
  • B
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Intended audience
Ages 12+
Intended audience source
Beacon Press
LC call number
F334.M753
LC item number
P3883 2020
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1969-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Colbert, Brandy
  • Theoharis, Jeanne
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Parks, Rosa
  • African American women civil rights workers
  • Civil rights workers
  • African Americans
  • Segregation in transportation
  • Montgomery (Ala.)
  • Montgomery (Ala.)
  • African American women civil rights workers
  • Civil rights workers
  • African Americans
  • Segregation in transportation
  • Women
  • Parks, Rosa
  • African American women civil rights workers
  • African Americans
  • Civil rights workers
  • Race relations
  • Segregation in transportation
  • Alabama
Target audience
juvenile
Label
The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, Jeanne Theoharis ; adapted by Brandy Colbert and Jeanne Theoharis
Instantiates
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
A (Shy) Rebel Is Born -- Following Rules and Breaking Some, Too -- Introducing Raymond Parks: "The First Real Activist I Ever Met" -- The Newest Member of the NAACP -- Organizing in the Face of Opposition -- The NAACP Youth Council Gets a Fresh Start -- Resistance + Anger = Seeds of Change -- Claudette Colvin Sits Down (And Rises Up) -- Highlander Folk School -- Seeking Justice for Emmett Till -- December 1, 1955 -- A Boycott Blossoms -- Rosa Parks Goes to Court -- A Yearlong Boycott -- The Best of Times and the Worst of Times -- Victory at Last (but the Struggle Continues) -- "The Northern Promised Land that Wasn't" -- Rosa Parks Joins the Fight Up North -- The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom -- Working for John Conyers -- Meeting Malcolm X -- Going (Back) Down South -- The Detroit Uprising -- The Assassination of Dr. King -- Black Power! -- "Freedom Fighters Never Retire" -- The Struggle Continues
Control code
on1145083537
Dimensions
21 cm
Edition
Young readers' edition.
Extent
296 pages
Isbn
9780807067574
Lccn
2020011430
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
Label
The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, Jeanne Theoharis ; adapted by Brandy Colbert and Jeanne Theoharis
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
A (Shy) Rebel Is Born -- Following Rules and Breaking Some, Too -- Introducing Raymond Parks: "The First Real Activist I Ever Met" -- The Newest Member of the NAACP -- Organizing in the Face of Opposition -- The NAACP Youth Council Gets a Fresh Start -- Resistance + Anger = Seeds of Change -- Claudette Colvin Sits Down (And Rises Up) -- Highlander Folk School -- Seeking Justice for Emmett Till -- December 1, 1955 -- A Boycott Blossoms -- Rosa Parks Goes to Court -- A Yearlong Boycott -- The Best of Times and the Worst of Times -- Victory at Last (but the Struggle Continues) -- "The Northern Promised Land that Wasn't" -- Rosa Parks Joins the Fight Up North -- The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom -- Working for John Conyers -- Meeting Malcolm X -- Going (Back) Down South -- The Detroit Uprising -- The Assassination of Dr. King -- Black Power! -- "Freedom Fighters Never Retire" -- The Struggle Continues
Control code
on1145083537
Dimensions
21 cm
Edition
Young readers' edition.
Extent
296 pages
Isbn
9780807067574
Lccn
2020011430
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations

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