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Our Auntie Rosa : The Family of Rosa Parks Remembers the Life and Lessons of the Civil Rights Icon by Sheila McCauley Keys and Eddie B. Allen Jr. (2015, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100399173897
ISBN-139780399173899
eBay Product ID (ePID)201573802
Product Key Features
Book TitleOur Auntie Rosa : the Family of Rosa Parks Remembers the Life and Lessons of the Civil Rights Icon
Number of Pages208 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2015
TopicCivil Rights, Personal Memoirs, General, Social Activists, African American, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorSheila Mccauley Keys, Eddie B. Allen Jr.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight16.9 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2014-038463
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Rosa Parks inspired millions of Americans in 1955, including a nine-year-old boy in Arkansas learning about her story. Through the pages of Our Auntie Rosa , her family captures the quiet dignity-and commanding conviction-of one of the civil rights movement's bravest champions." -President Bill Clinton "For years Mrs. Rosa Parks's family graciously shared her with the world. Yet the civil rights icon revered as the 'Mother of the Movement' was also their beloved 'Auntie Rosa,' and with Our Auntie Rosa they are now just as generously sharing their personal memories and photographs to give us all a chance to better know the extraordinary real woman and family whose courage changed history." -Marian Wright Edelman, President, Children's Defense Fund "What a joy to discover that Rosa Parks, an international figure and 'Mother of The Movement,' was as dignified and heroic a private woman as she was a civil rights icon. This beautiful tribute, lovingly written by family members, completes the picture of a 20th century inspiration. As compelling as what she sat down for on a bus is what she stood for at home." -Mitch Albom, author of Tuesdays with Morrie and The First Phone Call from Heaven " Our Auntie Rosa gives us a glimpse into the private life of an extraordinary woman who played her part in American history with courage, intelligence and grace. We are inspired by her life and forever grateful to her family for sharing her with us all." -Pearl Cleage, author of Things I Should Have Told My Daughter "Rosa Parks' bus-sitting was a stand-up call for millions and I was one of them. Yet, there was a personal and public price to pay for her undaunted commitment to social justice and her people. Our Auntie Rosa is a powerful new telling and an insightful love note from her 'daughters and sons' whom she did not birth biologically, but through cultural and familial bonds they are linked nonetheless. This is a critical and contemplative immersion into their stories of their aunt and is a must-read if we are to accurately understand one of our nation's most revered women and mother of the civil rights movement." -Haki R. Madhubuti, author of YellowBlack " Our Auntie Rosa is an enjoyable read about an icon shared through stories of family life, legacy, and living that convey Rosa Parks's unmatched voice and influence on the modern day civil rights movement." -Joyce Beatty, U.S. Congresswoman for Ohio's 3rd Congressional District, "For years Mrs. Rosa Parks's family graciously shared her with the world. Yet the civil rights icon revered as the 'Mother of the Movement' was also their beloved 'Auntie Rosa,' and with Our Auntie Rosa they are now just as generously sharing their personal memories and photographs to give us all a chance to better know the extraordinary real woman and family whose courage changed history." -Marian Wright Edelman, President, Children's Defense Fund "What a joy to discover that Rosa Parks, an international figure and 'Mother of The Movement,' was as dignified and heroic a private woman as she was a civil rights icon. This beautiful tribute, lovingly written by family members, completes the picture of a 20th century inspiration. As compelling as what she sat down for on a bus is what she stood for at home." -Mitch Albom, author of Tuesdays with Morrie and The First Phone Call from Heaven " Our Auntie Rosa gives us a glimpse into the private life of an extraordinary woman who played her part in American history with courage, intelligence and grace. We are inspired by her life and forever grateful to her family for sharing her with us all." -Pearl Cleage, author of Things I Should Have Told My Daughter: Lies, Lessons and Love Affairs "Rosa Parks' bus-sitting was a stand-up call for millions and I was one of them. Yet, there was a personal and public price to pay for her undaunted commitment to social justice and her people. Our Auntie Rosa is a powerful new telling and an insightful love note from her 'daughters and sons' whom she did not birth biologically, but through cultural and familial bonds they are linked nonetheless. This is a critical and contemplative immersion into their stories of their aunt and is a must-read if we are to accurately understand one of our nation's most revered women and mother of the civil rights movement." -Haki R. Madhubuti, author of YellowBlack: The First Twenty-One Years of a Poet's Life, A Memoir and Liberation Narratives: New and Collected Poems, 1966-2009 " Our Auntie Rosa is an enjoyable read about an icon shared through stories of family life, legacy, and living that convey Rosa Parks's unmatched voice and influence on the modern day civil rights movement." -Joyce Beatty, U.S. Congresswoman for Ohio's 3rd Congressional District, "Rosa Parks inspired millions of Americans in 1955, including a nine-year-old boy in Arkansas learning about her story. Through the pages of Our Auntie Rosa , her family captures the quiet dignity--and commanding conviction--of one of the civil rights movement's bravest champions." --President Bill Clinton "For years Mrs. Rosa Parks's family graciously shared her with the world. Yet the civil rights icon revered as the 'Mother of the Movement' was also their beloved 'Auntie Rosa,' and with Our Auntie Rosa they are now just as generously sharing their personal memories and photographs to give us all a chance to better know the extraordinary real woman and family whose courage changed history." --Marian Wright Edelman, president, Children's Defense Fund "What a joy to discover that Rosa Parks, an international figure and 'Mother of The Movement,' was as dignified and heroic a private woman as she was a civil rights icon. This beautiful tribute, lovingly written by family members, completes the picture of a 20th century inspiration. As compelling as what she sat down for on a bus is what she stood for at home." --Mitch Albom, author of Tuesdays with Morrie and The First Phone Call from Heaven " Our Auntie Rosa gives us a glimpse into the private life of an extraordinary woman who played her part in American history with courage, intelligence, and grace. We are inspired by her life and forever grateful to her family for sharing her with us all." --Pearl Cleage, author of Things I Should Have Told My Daughter "Rosa Parks's bus-sitting was a stand-up call for millions and I was one of them. Yet there was a personal and public price to pay for her undaunted commitment to social justice and her people. Our Auntie Rosa is a powerful new telling and an insightful love note from her 'daughters and sons' whom she did not birth biologically, but through cultural and familial bonds they are linked nonetheless. This is a critical and contemplative immersion into their stories of their aunt and is a must-read if we are to accurately understand one of our nation's most revered women and mother of the civil rights movement." --Haki R. Madhubuti, author of YellowBlack " Our Auntie Rosa is an enjoyable read about an icon shared through stories of family life, legacy, and living that convey Rosa Parks's unmatched voice and influence on the modern-day civil rights movement." --Joyce Beatty, U.S. congresswoman for Ohio's 3rd Congressional District
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal323.092 B
SynopsisOur Auntie Rosa is the most intimate portrait yet of the great American hero--"the lady who refused to sit in the back of the bus." The family of Rosa Parks share their remembrances of the woman who was not only the mother of the civil rights movement, but a nurturing mother figure to them as well. Her brave act on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 1, 1955, was just one moment in a life lived with great humility and decency. After the deaths of Rosa Parks's husband and brother, her nieces and nephews became her only family and the closest that she would ever experience to having biological sons and daughters. In this book, they share with readers what she shared with them about her experiences growing up in a racist South, her deep dedication to truth and justice, and the personal values she held closest to her heart., In this most intimate portrait yet of a great American hero, 'the lady who wouldn't give up her seat on the bus,' the family of Rosa Parks describes the woman who was not only the mother of the civil rights movement, but a nurturing mother figure to them as well. Her brave act on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 1, 1955, was just one moment in a life lived with great humility and decency. In Our Auntie Rosa , Mrs. Parks's loved ones share their remembrances and reflections to create a previously unpainted picture of the real woman behind the legend. Rose Parks largely disappeared from the public when she and her husband, Raymond, relocated to Detroit in 1957, escaping violently racist south. It was in Detroit where Mrs. Parks reconnected with her only sibling, Sylvester McCauley, whom she affectionately called 'Brother,' and her thirteen nieces and nephews. Years later, after Raymond's and Sylvester's deaths, these children would become her only family, and the closest that she would ever experience to having biological sons and daughters. Mrs. Parks would go on to receive the 1996 Presidential Medal of Freedom and a spot on Time's list of the hundred most influential people of the twentieth century, as well as forty-three honorary doctorate degrees, and have dozens of city streets, community centers, and monuments named for her - to mention just a few tributes. Yet the woman her family knew as 'Auntie Rosa' was a soft-spoken person whom very few people actually knew. In this book, her family shares with readers what she shared with them about her experiences growing up in a racist South, her deep dedication to truth and justice, and the personal values she held closest to her heart. Featuring rare family photos, keepsakes, and correspondence, Our Auntie Rosa is a life's instruction manual from one of the most famous figures in American history that will inspire generations to come. Praise for Our Auntie Rosa 'Rosa Parks inspired millions of Americans in 1955, including a nine-year-old boy in Arkansas learning about her story. Through the pages of Our Auntie Rosa , her family captures the quiet dignity - and commanding conviction - of one of the civil rights movement's bravest champions.' President Bill Clinton 'For years Mrs. Rosa Parks's family graciously shared her with the world. Yet the civil rights icon revered as the 'Mother of the Movement' was also their beloved 'Auntie Rosa,' and with Our Auntie Rosa they are now just as generously sharing their personal memories and photographs to give us all a chance to better know the extraordinary real woman and family whose courage changed history.' Marian Wright Edelman, President, Children's Defense Fund 'What a joy to discover that Rosa Parks, an international figure and 'Mother of The Movement,' was as dignified and heroic a private woman as she was a civil rights icon. This beautiful tribute, lovingly written by family members, completes the picture of a twentieth-century inspiration. As compelling as what she sat down for on a bus is what she stood for at home.' Mitch Albom, author of Tuesdays with Morrie and The First Phone Call from Heaven 'A glimpse into the private life of an extraordinary woman who played her part in American history with courage, intelligence and grace. We are inspired by her life and forever grateful to her family for sharing her with us all.' Pearl Cleage, author of Things I Should Have Told My Daughter ' Our Auntie Rosa is a powerful new telling and an insightful love note from Rosa Parks's nieces and nephews . . . This is a critical and contemplative immersion into their stories of their aunt, and is a must-read if we are to accurately understand one of our natio
LC Classification NumberF334.M753K49 2014
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