Presents correspondence between Rosa Parks and various children in which the "Mother of the Modern Day Civil Rights Movement" answers questions and encourages young people to reach their highest potential.
Rosa Parks, the African-American woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in 1955, tells why she decided it was time to take a stand against segregation, and discusses the impact of her actions on the Civil Rights movement.
The Faith, the Hope, and the Heart of a Woman Wo Changed a Nation
Parks, Rosa
1994
Not trying to start a movement, but tired of social injustice, a simple act of courage sets in motion a chain of events that would change forever the landscape of American race relations.
Rosa Parks, the African-American woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in 1955, tells why she decided it was time to take a stand against segregation, and discusses the impact of her actions on the Civil Rights movement.