Rosa Parks by James Haskins, Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks

James Haskins, Rosa Parks

208 pages first pub 1948 (editions)

nonfiction biography history memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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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 autobio...

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informative 73%
hopeful 53%
reflective 53%
challenging 40%
inspiring 40%
emotional 20%
sad 20%
relaxing 6%
tense 6%

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fast 42%
slow 7%

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