Displaying 1 of 1 2013 Format: Book Author: Theoharis, Jeanne. Title: The rebellious life of Mrs. Rosa Parks / Jeanne Theoharis. Publisher, Date: Boston : Beacon Press, [2013] ©2013 Description: xvi, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm Summary: The definitive political biography of Rosa Parks examines her six decades of activism, challenging perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement and presenting a corrective to the popular notion of Rosa Parks. 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 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. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-295) and index. Subjects: Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005. African American women civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography. Civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- Biography. African Americans -- Civil rights -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History -- 20th century. Segregation in transportation -- Alabama -- Montgomery -- History -- 20th century. Montgomery (Ala.) -- Race relations. Montgomery (Ala.) -- Biography. 1900-1999 Genre: Biography. ISBN: 9780807050477 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0807050474 (hardcover : alk. paper) System Availability: 7 Current Holds: 0 Place a Hold Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Find It' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Find It Syndetics Unbound First Chapter or Excerpt Fiction/Biography Profile Large Cover Image Trade Reviews Summary Table of Contents Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1