Sterling Biographies: Rosa Parks Courageous Citizen - Sterling Biographies«

With the simple, courageous act of refusing to relinquish her seat - Rosa Parks struck a blow against racial injustice. She showed what one person, without guns or violence, could do to change the course of history forever. Nelson Mandela claimed ?she is who inspired us? to be fearless when facing our oppressors.? As a volunteer secretary for the NAACP, Parks chronicled racial injustices and fought for desegregation. Then, on December 1, 1955, she made a stand on an Alabama bus and her arrest mobilised the black community for a citywide bus boycott that led to a landmark Supreme Court decision. Award-winning author Ruth Ashby beautifully conveys Park?s dignity and determination. Sterling Biographies are packed with information and filled with unique images that include rare documentary photographs, artwork, maps and personal artefacts. Focusing on inventors and innovative thinkers who transformed the world, they present first-person accounts and dramatic events related in an intimate and accessible style.

ISBN:	9781402748653
Publisher:	Sterling
Imprint:	Sterling
Published date:	27 Mar 2008
Language:	English
Number of pages:	128
Weight:	250g
Height:	191mm
Width:	142mm
Spine width:	10mm

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