Biography Discussion Group

The Biography Discussion Group will discuss The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis (Beacon, $18.00).  Presenting a powerful corrective to the popular iconography of Rosa Parks as the quiet seamstress who with a single act birthed the modern civil rights movement, Theoharis excavates Parks political philosophy and six decades of activism. Theoharis masterfully details the political depth of a national heroine who dedicated her life to fighting American inequality and, in the process, resurrects a civil rights movement radical who has been hidden in plain sight far too long. The author reflects on materials in the Rosa Parks estate, purchased by Howard Buffett in 2014 and displayed by the Library of Congress in February 2015. Theoharis contextualizes this rich material made available to the public for the very first time and including more than seven thousand documents and deepens our understanding of Parks’ personal, financial, and political struggles. 

Event date: 

Saturday, June 4, 2016 - 10:00am
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks By Jeanne Theoharis Cover Image
$21.00
ISBN: 9780807076927
Availability: Not on our shelves. Usually arrives at The Bookworm in 4-7 days from distributor/publisher.
Published: Beacon Press - November 24th, 2015

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