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The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, Jeanne Theoharis

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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
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xvi, 304 pages
Contents
  • 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
  • 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 far 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
Isbn
9780807050477
Instance
Label
The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Title
The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Statement of responsibility
Jeanne Theoharis
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
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
Writing style
Biography type
individual biography
http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
10165187
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Theoharis, Jeanne
Dewey number
  • 323.092
  • B
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
F334.M753
LC item number
P3883 2013b
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
True
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Parks, Rosa
  • African American women civil rights workers
  • Civil rights workers
  • African Americans
  • Segregation in transportation
  • Montgomery (Ala.)
  • Montgomery (Ala.)
Label
The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, Jeanne Theoharis
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-295) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 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
  • 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 far 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
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xvi, 304 pages
Isbn
9780807050477
Lccn
2012031992
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)ocn793578858
Label
The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, Jeanne Theoharis
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-295) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 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
  • 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 far 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
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xvi, 304 pages
Isbn
9780807050477
Lccn
2012031992
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)ocn793578858

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