I Am Rosa Parks

I Am Rosa Parks
ISBN-10
0803740859
ISBN-13
9780803740853
Series
I Am Rosa Parks
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
40
Language
English
Published
2014
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Author
Brad Meltzer

Description

Recounts Rosa Parks' daring effort to stand up for herself and other African Americans by helping to end segregation on public transportation.

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