Return to Main Book Rosa Parks: My Story 1999 Synopsis 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. Her dedication is inspiring; her story is unforgettable. Related Topics boycott rosa montgomery sparking bus defiance segregated straightforward candidly talks parks refused alabama dedication seat active unforgettable autobiography inspiring act movement civil rights compelling best known day role story Suggested Reading Cradle of Freedom: Alabama and the Movement That Changed America Cradle of Freedom puts a human face on the story of the black American struggle for equality in Alabama during the 1960s. While exceptional leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Fred Shuttlesworth, Ralph Abernathy, John Lewis, and others rose up from the ranks and carved their places i... View Details Alabama v. King: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Criminal Trial That Launched the Civil Rights Movement The defense lawyer for Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, the Selma marchers, and other civil rights heroes reveals the true story of the historic trial that made Dr. King a national hero. Fred D. Gray was just twenty-four years old when he became the defense lawyer for Dr. Martin Luther King, J... View Details