“One of my greatest pleasures there was enjoying the smell of bacon frying and coffee brewing and knowing that white folks were doing the preparing instead of me. I was 42 years old, and it was one of the few times in my life up to that point when I did not feel any hostility from white people.”
Rosa Parks: My Story is a personal narrative by Rosa Parks herself, offering a first-hand account of her experiences and the pivotal moment when she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. The book delves into her upbringing, her early activism, and her enduring impact on the civil rights movement. Parks shares her reflections on the struggle for racial justice and her role as a symbol of resistance and courage. more
Rosa Parks was an American civil rights activist born on February 4, 1913, and died on October 24, 2005. She is best known for her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus, an act that sparked the civil rights movement in the United States. more
“Well, we must all make do. Humans aren't born equal. Each of us must make the most of ourselves.”
“This is so far beyond laughable, it’s almost an English farce.”