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Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory The Life of Rosa Parks
Douglas Brinkley
A major biography that follows Rosa Parks from her childhood in Jim Crow Alabama through her early involvement in the NAACP to her historic refusal to surrender her bus seat, which launched the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The book examines the full arc of her life, detailing who she was before, during, and after her epochal moment of courage, chronicling her transformation into a beloved (and sometimes resented) icon of the civil rights movement. It offers a well-researched, moving, and insightful portrait of an American heroine and her tumultuous times, highlighting her enduring resolve against white supremacy.
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Tomes & Tales
$2.95
1 copy
Publisher
Phoenix
Pages
248
Format
PAPERBACK
ISBN-13
9781407248585
ISBN-10
1407248588
Language
English
Published
2001-01-01
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