Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Rosa Parks: My Story

Written By: Rosa Parks

On December 1st, 1955, Rosa Parks got arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus, in Montgomery Alabama. One year later after the boycott ended, segregation on buses was illegal. The Civil Rights Movement was a huge national cause for African Americans. There is much more to Rosa Parks’ story than just being arrested. Rosa Parks tells her side of the story in the struggle for equality for African Americans.

In the book “Rosa Parks, my story” Rosa Parks goes through an awful struggle fighting for her rights, and equality. Rosa Parks is a strong African American woman who does not give in for anyone. She is a lovable, phenomenal woman. Rosa Parks was actively involved in the NAACP which stands for “National Association for the Advancement of Colored People”. The day Rosa Parks had gotten arrested for not giving up her seat for a white man, she wasn’t just tired, all the tired she was, was tired of giving in.


I would recommend this book to everyone whether you’re black, white, mixed, red, or purple. The best thing about this book is that Rosa Parks wrote it herself, and you actually get her side of the story instead of getting someone else’s point of view and it’s just better to hear the real story. 


Book Review by Cassandra B.

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