Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words Caps the National American Women Suffrage

the National American Women Suffrage Association and others

captured on February 5

Born into slavery

But when an older man—a fellow slave—seeks to gain favor by preaching the master's gospel on the plantation

Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words Caps the National American Women SuffrageUntil recently, Rosa Parkss personal papers were unavailable to the public. In this compelling new book from the Library of Congress, where the Parks Collection is housed, the civil rights icon is revealed for the first time in print through her private manuscripts and handwritten notes. Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words illumines her inner thoughts, her ongoing struggles, and how she came to be the person who stood up by sitting down. Author: Susan