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An inspiring account of an event that shaped American history
She had not sought this moment but she was ready for it. When the policeman bent down to ask "Auntie, are you going to move?" all the strength of all the people through all those many years joined in her. She said, "No."
Fifty years after her refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, city bus, Mrs. Rosa Parks is still one of the most important figures in the American civil rights movement. This picture- book tribute to Mrs. Parks is a celebration of her courageous action and the events that followed.
Award-winning poet, writer, and activist Nikki Giovanni's evocative text retells the story of this historic event from a wholly unique and original perspective.
A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Co.
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Awards
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Caldecott Honor Book, 2006
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Winner of Coretta Scott King Medal, Illustrator, 2006
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Caldecott Honor Book, 2006
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Winner of Coretta Scott King Medal, Illustrator, 2006
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Caldecott Honor Book, 2006
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Winner of Coretta Scott King Medal, Illustrator, 2006
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Caldecott Honor Book, 2006
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Winner of Coretta Scott King Medal, Illustrator, 2006
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About Nikki Giovanni
Nikki Giovanni (1943–2024) was an American poet, writer, activist, commentator, and educator. She was the recipient of more than sixty personal awards, and her works also earned awards. She published her first book of poetry, Black Feeling Black Talk, in 1968, after which she became one of America’s most widely read poets, writing many books of poetry for children and adults. She called herself, “a Black American, a daughter, a mother, a professor of English.” She was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and grew up in Lincoln Heights, an all-black suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. She studied at Fisk University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia University.