Published: July 31, 2023
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She was a long time activist and, days before, had attended a mass meeting about the acquittal of the murderers of Emmett Till.
Resources
- The Politics of Children’s Literature: What’s Wrong with the Rosa Parks Myth - Herbert Kohl, Rethinking Schools. The Zinn Education Project
- The Rebellious Lives of Mrs. Rosa Parks (Teaching Activity) - Bill Bigelow, Zinn Education Project
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