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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.

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Main Author: Theoharis, Jeanne
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Beacon Press, c2013.
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 > History > 20th century.
Segregation in transportation > Alabama > History > 20th century.
Montgomery (Ala.) > Race relations.
Montgomery (Ala.) > Biography.
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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 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780807050477 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0807050474 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0807033324
9780807033326
Author Notes:Jeanne Theoharis is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. She received an A.B. in Afro-American studies from Harvard College and a Ph.D. in American culture from the University of Michigan. She is the author or coauthor of six books and numerous articles on the black freedom struggle and the contemporary politics of race in the United States

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