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Rosa Parks: How I Fought for Civil Rights URL: http://teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/ Description: In this lesson designed for grades seven and eight, "Rosa Parks, 'The Mother of the Modern-day Civil Rights Movement,' describes her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott [of 1955-56] and helps students understand the importance of every individual citizen in a democracy." Includes the transcript of an interview with Parks, a brief biography of Parks, and an essay about being arrested, the boycott, and the leadership of Martin Luther King Jr. From Scholastic Inc. LII Topics: Biographies & Famous People, Biography (Individuals), Black Resources, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Movement, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Notable People: Women, Segregation & Discrimination, Women Publisher: Scholastic Inc. Library of Congress Subject Headings: African American civil rights workers African American women African Americans -- Civil rights Parks, Rosa, 1913- People Segregation in transportation -- Alabama -- Montgomery LII Database Information: Record 19462 created by Maria Brandt on 10/25/2005 Last modification on 10/26/2005 Published: 10/26/2005 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19462 |
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