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The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks /

The definitive political biography of Rosa Parks examines her six decades of activism, challenging perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement and presenting a corrective to the popular notion of Rosa Parks.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Theoharis, Jeanne
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Beacon Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Parks, Rosa, > 1913-2005.
African American women civil rights workers > Alabama > Montgomery > Biography.
Civil rights workers > Alabama > Montgomery > Biography.
African Americans > Civil rights > Alabama > Montgomery > History > 20th century.
Segregation in transportation > Alabama > Montgomery > History > 20th century.
Montgomery (Ala.) > Race relations.
Montgomery (Ala.) > Biography.
Description
Summary:The definitive political biography of Rosa Parks examines her six decades of activism, challenging perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement and presenting a corrective to the popular notion of Rosa Parks.
Physical Description:xvi, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780807050477 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0807050474 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0807033324
9780807033326