Profiles the civil right leader famous for her refusal to give up a seat on the bus, which led to her arrest and the eventual overturning of the "Jim Crow" laws in the South by order of the Supreme Court.

Introduces young readers to the life and accomplishments of the American civil rights activist who started a movement when she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus to a white passenger.

A biography of the Alabama black woman whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil rights movement.

Provides a brief overview on the life of Rosa Parks and her courageous fight for civil rights.

"When Rosa Parks was a young girl, she had to walk to school. Only white children were allowed to ride the bus. When Rosa grew up, she was told to give up her bus seat to a white person. She decided the time had come to stand up for fairness by staying seated. What happened next changed America."--Back cover.

March on!: Martin Luther King Jr.'s sister recalls the day she heard him deliver his "I have a dream" speech. Martin's big words: Introduces the ideas and accomplishments of Martin Luther King Jr. using some of his own words. Rosa: Recounts how Rosa Parks set the events of the civil rights movement in motion by refusing to give up her seat on an Alabama city bus. Henry's freedom box: A fictionalized story about a young slave who mails himself to freedom....