Rosa Parks

A Life

Douglas G. Brinkley

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Penguin
25 October 2005

Biography; Biography: general; Biography: historical, political & military; General encyclopaedias; Civil rights & citizenship

Fifty years after she made history by refusing to give up her seat on a bus, Rosa Parks at last gets the major biography she deserves. The eminent historian Douglas Brinkley follows this thoughtful and devout woman from her childhood in Jim Crow Alabama through her early involvement in the NAACP to her epochal moment of courage and her afterlife as a beloved (and resented) icon of the civil rights movement. Well researched and written with sympathy and keen insight, the result is a moving, revelatory portrait of an American heroine and her tumultuous times.

By: Douglas G. Brinkley
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 176mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 181g
ISBN: 9780143036005
ISBN 10: 0143036009
Pages: 246
Publication Date: 25 October 2005
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Prologue Chapter 1: Up from the Pine Chapter 2: Coming of Age in Montgomery Chapter 3: A Stirring Passion for Equality Chapter 4: Laying a Foundations Chapter 5: The Preparation Chapter 6: The Bus Boycott Chapter 7: Strength through Serenity Chapter 8: ""We Make the Road by Walking It"" Chapter 9: Steadfast and Unmovable Chapter 10: Detroit Days Chapter 11: Months of Bloody Sundays Chapter 12: Onward Epilogue Bibliographical Notes"

Reviews for Rosa Parks: A Life

[A] precise history of the woman and the incident that would crown her the mother of the civil rights movement. --USA Today A timely update of the historical record, told as an inspiring and unabashedly dramatic story of an American heroine. --The Seattle Times