Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

by Gary Jeffrey

Book Overview

The Montgomery bus boycott was a pivotal event that launched the civil rights movement and helped transform American society. This epic tale of courage and peaceful resistance began with a simple "No" spoken by an African American seamstress. When Rosa Parks, exhausted after a long day at work, refused to give up her bus seat for a white man, she defied the strict segregation laws that made blacks second-class citizens. What followed was a test of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433975009
• ISBN13: 9781433975004
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.4" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5