Encyclopedia of social work. Parks, Rosa / Brenda F. McGadney.

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Rosa Parks (1913-2005) was best known as an African American civil rights activist, who in 1955 refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus, leading to conviction for civil disobedience and the Montgomery Bus boycott. The 112th U.S. Congress celebrated her 100th bir...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McGadney, Brenda F. (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : National Association of Social Workers Press and Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:	Parks, Rosa, > 1913-2005.
Online Access:	Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Encyclopedia of Social Work)
Physical Description:	1 online resource.
Variant Title:	Parks, Rosa. Rosa Parks.
Format:	Electronic eBook

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Summary:	Rosa Parks (1913-2005) was best known as an African American civil rights activist, who in 1955 refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus, leading to conviction for civil disobedience and the Montgomery Bus boycott. The 112th U.S. Congress celebrated her 100th birthday as National Day of Courage with a resolution recognizing her as the 'first lady of civil rights' and the 'mother of freedom movement' and commemorates her 'legacy to inspire all people of the United States to stand up for freedom and the principles of the Constitution'.
Note:	Oxford research encyclopedias.
Call Number:	E185.97
Source of Description:	Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 2, 2013).