🗿 History
"Rosa Parks: My Story" is an autobiography written by Rosa Parks, with the help of Jim Haskins. The book tells the story of Parks' life, focusing largely on her involvement in the civil rights movement and her famous refusal to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. Parks' act of defiance sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement. The book covers Parks' early life, upbringing, and experiences with racism and segregation in the United States. It also details the events leading up to the bus boycott, Parks' arrest and trial, and the subsequent impact of her actions on the civil rights movement. Throughout the book, Parks shares her thoughts and reflections on her role in the struggle for racial equality, as well as the challenges and obstacles she faced along the way. "Rosa Parks: My Story" provides a powerful and personal account of one woman's fight for justice and equality, and serves as an important historical document of the civil rights movement.