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The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks / Jeanne Theoharis ; adapted by Brandy Colbert and Jeanne Theoharis.
"This definitive biography of Rosa Parks accessibly examines her six decades of activism, challenging young readers perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780807067574
- ISBN: 0807067571
- Physical Description: 296 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition: Young readers' edition.
- Publisher: Boston : Beacon Press, [2021]
- Copyright: ℗♭2021
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A (Shy) Rebel Is Born -- Following Rules and Breaking Some, Too -- Introducing Raymond Parks: "The First Real Activist I Ever Met" -- The Newest Member of the NAACP -- Organizing in the Face of Opposition -- The NAACP Youth Council Gets a Fresh Start -- Resistance + Anger = Seeds of Change -- Claudette Colvin Sits Down (And Rises Up) -- Highlander Folk School -- Seeking Justice for Emmett Till -- December 1, -- A Boycott Blossoms -- Rosa Parks Goes to Court -- A Yearlong Boycott -- The Best of Times and the Worst of Times -- Victory at Last (but the Struggle Continues) -- "The Northern Promised Land that Wasn't" -- Rosa Parks Joins the Fight Up North -- The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom -- Working for John Conyers -- Meeting Malcolm X -- Going (Back) Down South -- The Detroit Uprising -- The Assassination of Dr. King -- Black Power! -- "Freedom Fighters Never Retire" -- The Struggle Continues. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 12+ Beacon Press. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Altona Library | YA 323. 092 The (Text) | 35864002678769 | Young Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Elkhorn Branch - Border Regional Library | JB Par-E (Text) | 36830003115951 | Children's | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Miami Library | YA 323. 092 The (Text) | 35864002678736 | Young Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Morden Library | YA 323. 092 The (Text) | 35864002678751 | Young Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Winkler Library | YA 323. 092 The (Text) | 35864002678744 | Young Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
