Rosa Parks: My Story gives readers an up-close window into the life and mind of this widely-known historical figure. There is a plethora of facts and revelations about her life probably unknown Her autobiography, Rosa Parks: My Story (1992), was written with Jim Haskins. Though achieving the desegregation of Montgomery’s city buses was an incredible feat, Parks was not satisfied with that victory. She saw that the United States was still failing to respect and protect the lives of Black Americans. Rosa Parks: My Story is the 1992 autobiography of Rosa McCauley Parks, one of the most prominent activists of the Civil Rights Era that began in the mid-twentieth century. A black American who endured the country’s segregation laws and intense racist sentiment until she realized an imperative not to be complacent, Parks describes her life Parks, Sylvester, and Rosa’s mother all became ill with cancer and Rosa had to reduce her work to part-time in order to visit three separate hospitals visiting them all. Parks was the first to die in 1977 at the age of seventy-four, followed only three months later by Sylvester. Book :Rosa Parks My Story Author: Rosa Parks with Jim Haskins The book Rosa Parks My story was very inspirational, and well written. Rosa parks had a great way of saying what she wanted to say in a different way. She explained her emotions about everything so well that at times I felt the same emotions as her. In this straightforward, compelling autobiography, Rosa Parks talks candidly about the civil rights movement and her active role in it. Her dedication is inspiring; her story is unforgettable. "The simplicity and candor of this courageous woman's voice makes these compelling events even more moving and dramatic." Rosa Parks is best known for the day she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. Yet there is much more to her story than this one act of defiance. In this straightforward, compelling autobiography, Rosa Parks talks candidly about the Civil Rights Movement and her active role in it. Overall, Rosa Parks: My Story by Rosa Parks is a heartwarming and inspiring read that leaves readers with a newfound appreciation for what this great woman accomplished during her lifetime – both on behalf of herself and for countless others who suffer from injustice around the world today. In this straightforward, compelling autobiography, Rosa Parks talks candidly about the civil rights movement and her active role in it. Her dedication is inspiring; her story is unforgettable."The simplicity and candor of this courageous woman's voice makes these compelling events even more moving and dramatic."--Publishers Weekly, starred review Rosa Parks grew up in the south during a time when segregation was common place. There were separate water fountains for whites and “coloreds”, white and black students were not able to attend school together, and black citizens were hard-pressed to vote, get a higher education, or have a successful career. Rosa Parks (1913—2005) helped initiate the civil rights movement in the United States when she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955. Her actions Parks, Rosa. Rosa Parks: My Story. New York: Puffin Books, 1999. Theoharis, Jeanne. The Rebellious Life of Mrs.Rosa Parks. New York: Beacon Press, 2014. I have known about Rosa Parks all of my life and recently read 7 Women by Eric Metaxas in which he honors her story. After that book (which was excellent, by the way), I had to read more about Rosa Parks and "Rosa Parks My Story" was recommended. It is not written as a professional artist/author would write but she tells her story infinitely Book :Rosa Parks My Story Author: Rosa Parks with Jim Haskins The book Rosa Parks My story was very inspirational, and well written. Rosa parks had a great way of saying what she wanted to say in a different way. She explained her emotions about everything so well that at times I felt the same emotions as her. Rosa Parks is best known for the day she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. Yet there is much more to her story than this one act of defiance. In this straightforward, compelling autobiography, Rosa Parks talks candidly about the civil rights movement and her active role in it. Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley in Tuskegee, Alabama, on February 4, 1913, to Leona (née Edwards), a teacher, and James McCauley, a carpenter.In addition to African ancestry, one of Parks's great-grandfathers was Scots-Irish, and one of her great-grandmothers was a part–Native American slave. Rosa Parks : my story Bookreader Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Share to Facebook. Share to Reddit. Share to Tumblr. Share to Parks’s arrest took a toll on the Parks family; both Rosa and Raymond Parks ended up unemployed (through a firing and a resignation, respectively). The Parks left Montgomery for Hampton, Virginia in 1957, and then relocated permanently to Detroit, Michigan, where Parks found work as a seamstress. Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks is the narrator of this, her life story. She grew up in the south during a time when segregation of the races was commonplace, though she always knew that it felt wrong. When she married a man named Raymond Parks, who was heavily involved in the fight for equal rights, she too became involved and passionate about the cause. Civil rights activist Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama. She attended the Montgomery Industrial School, which emphasized domestic sciences such as cooking, sewing, and caring for the sick.
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