Rosa Parks
by Daly, Ruth
Series:Icons: History Makers · History Makers: Past and Present
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AR Book Level
5.6
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
2,449
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
167937 EN
About this book
Rosa Parks is a biography that traces the life of the African American civil rights activist Rosa Parks, from her childhood in Tuskegee, Alabama, to her pivotal role in the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott. The book describes her early involvement with the NAACP, the moment she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, and the resulting legal battle and national attention that helped ignite the civil rights movement. It also covers her later activism, the enduring impact of her actions, and her legacy as a symbol of resistance against racial segregation in the United States.