Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-295) and index
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National honor, public mythology : the passing of Rosa Parks -- "A life history of being rebellious" : the early years of Rosa McCauley Parks -- "It was very difficult to keep going when all our work seemed to be in vain" : the Civil Rights movement before the Bus Boycott -- "I had been pushed as fas as I could stand to be pushed" : Rosa Parks's bus stand -- "There lived a great people" : the Montgomery Bus Boycott -- "It is fine to be a heroine but the price is high" : the suffering of Rosa Parks -- "The Northern promised land that wasn't" : Rosa Parks and the Black Freedom struggle in Detroit -- "Any move to show we are dissatisfied" : Mrs. Parks in the Black Power era -- "Racism is still alive" : negotiating the politics of being a symbol
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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
USERS/INTENDED AUDIENCE NOTE
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Adult.
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Adult.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Parks, Rosa,1913-2005
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
African American women civil rights workers-- Alabama-- Montgomery, Biography
African Americans-- Civil rights-- Alabama-- Montgomery-- History-- 20th century
Civil rights workers-- Alabama-- Montgomery, Biography
Segregation in transportation-- Alabama-- Montgomery-- History-- 20th century