Jeanne Theoharis: Rosa Parks And Civil Rights

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Being made famous for refusing to stand for a white man; Rosa Parks, often depicted as a shy seamstress, became a staple to the civil rights movement. Jeanne Theoharis book brings to light Mrs. Parks rebellious side; which seldom makes current curriculum. Through Rosa Parks several decades of activism, we see how the bus event was only one of many actions for social reform during her time. Jeanne Theoharis’s book is best described in three parts. Chapters one and two develop who Rosa is; explaining her long history of fighting segregation and repression with the NAACP. The middle three chapters are centered around the famous bus event. They describe many events leading up to it, and others as a result. The last two chapters continue with broader

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