A biography of the African American woman and civil rights worker whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus led to a boycott which lasted more than a year in Montgomery, Alabama.
Profiles the African-American woman whose quiet act of civil disobedience, refusing to go to the back of a segregated public bus in 1955, inspired the early Civil Rights movement.
"The Montgomery Bus Boycott began when Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus. The campaign that followed was one of the most important protests against segregation in the United States. The boycotters stood up for their beliefs. Explore the points of view of the boycotters and the people who opposed them"--.
A brief history of the civil rights movement in America, including the Montgomery bus boycott and Rosa Parks' role in helping to abolish segregation on busses.
Takes a look at the life and times of Rosa Parks, from her childhood in Tuskegee, Alabama to her act of defiance that was a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.
Examines the Montgomery Bus Boycott through primary source photographs, including Rosa Parks' role in the effort, other important leaders, the daily struggles of the boycott, and the end of segregation on Montgomery's buses.
