The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks /

Title:

The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks /

Author:

Theoharis, Jeanne.

Published:

Boston : c2013.

Format:

Book

Institution:

Emmanuel College, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Lesley Sherrill

Contents:

National honor, public mythology : the passing of Rosa Parks -- "A life history of being rebellious" : the early years of Rosa McCauley Parks -- "It was very difficult to keep going when all our work seemed to be in vain" : the Civil Rights movement before the Bus Boycott -- "I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed" : Rosa Parks's bus stand -- "There lived a great people" : the Montgomery Bus Boycott -- "It is fine to be a heroine but the price is high" : the suffering of Rosa Parks -- "The Northern promised land that wasn't" : Rosa Parks and the Black Freedom struggle in Detroit -- "Any move to show we are dissatisfied" : Mrs. Parks in the Black Power era -- "Racism is still alive" : negotiating the politics of being a symbol.

Online access:

No online access

Library holdings:

Emmanuel Main Stacks
F334.M753 P3883 2013b – Available

• Available Temporarily at Emmanuel Display
  On reserve for zLibrary - First Floor Book Displays (zLibrary Displays: zLibrary)

Lesley/EDS-Sherrill Library Main Stacks
F334.M753 P3883 2013b – Available

Wentworth Stacks--Upper Level
323.092 .P27the 2013 – Available

• Available Temporarily at Wentworth Display Area