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Rosa Parks, a pivotal figure in the American civil rights movement, tells the story of her decision to refuse giving up her seat on a Montgomery city bus. She discusses the Supreme Court case that resulted in the 1956 ruling to desegregate Montgomery’s public transportation, and she shares her personal motivations and the broader impact of her actions on the fight against segregation and race discrimination in the United States.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Rosa Parks
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