Rosa Parks: Courageous Citizen
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She just wouldn’t get up–and with that simple, courageous act Rosa Parks struck a blow against injustice. Parks showed what one person, without guns or violence, could do to change the course of history forever. Nelson Mandela claimed “she is who inspired us…to be fearless when facing our oppressors.” As a volunteer secretary for the NAACP, Parks chronicled racial injustices and fought for desegregation. Then, on December 1, 1955, she made a stand on a Montgomery, Alabama bus: she refused to relinquish her seat for a white man. Her arrest mobilized the black community for a citywide bus boycott that led to a landmark Supreme Court decision. Award-winning author Ruth Ashby beautifully conveys Park’s dignity and determination.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781402748653
- Publication Date
- February 5, 2008
- Publisher
- Union Square Kids
- Page Count
- 128
- Words Per Page
- 190
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 10 - 13 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2007019343
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 133465439
- Lexile® Level
- 1110L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~Z
- ATOS® Book Level
- 8
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 4
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 148452
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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