Jeanne Theoharis
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The civil rights movement has become national legend, lauded by presidents from Reagan to Obama to Trump, as proof of the power of American democracy. This fable, featuring dreamy heroes and accidental heroines, has shuttered the movement firmly in the past, whitewashed the forces that stood in its way, and diminished its scope. And it is used perniciously in our own times to chastise present-day movements and obscure contemporary injustice. In A...
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Jeanne’s book not only inspired the documentary but has been a catalyst in changing our national understanding of Rosa Parks. Highly recommend!”—Soledad O’Brien, executive producer of the Peabody Award–winning documentary The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
"A must-read for young people.”—Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy
Now adapted for readers ages 12 and...