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Author: Susan Reyburn ,
Carla D. Hayden
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Imprint: University of Georgia Press
Weight: 0.267kg
ISBN: 9780820356921
ISBN 10: 0820356921
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 15 December 2019
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Language: English
Reviews
The new book...explores a variety of objects from the Rosa Parks Collection that bring to light Parks' inner thoughts and struggles throughout her life and activism.--Fine Books Magazine Narrated in simple prose, this concise yet moving tribute spotlights an inspiring progressive leader and demonstrates how the historical record should be studied. For readers of African American history of all ages.--Clayton Boyer Library Journal In Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words, author Susan Reyburn provides a candid look into Parks' personal life through previously unreleased letters, documents and photographs. . . . This courageous woman packed so much into her life, and likewise, the details of her life are packed into this inspiring portrait.--Matt Gifford BookPage
Narrated in simple prose, this concise yet moving tribute spotlights an inspiring progressive leader and demonstrates how the historical record should be studied. For readers of African American history of all ages.--Clayton Boyer Library Journal The new book...explores a variety of objects from the Rosa Parks Collection that bring to light Parks' inner thoughts and struggles throughout her life and activism.--Fine Books Magazine In Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words, author Susan Reyburn provides a candid look into Parks' personal life through previously unreleased letters, documents and photographs. . . . This courageous woman packed so much into her life, and likewise, the details of her life are packed into this inspiring portrait.--Matt Gifford BookPage
Author Information
SUSAN REYBURNis a senior writer-editor in the Library of Congress Publishing Office. She is the author of Football Nation: Four Hundred Years of America’s Game; Women Who Dare: Amelia Earhart; and Gardens and Landscapes of the National Trust for Historic Preservation; and she is a coauthor of Baseball Americana: Treasures from the Library of Congress; The Library of Congress World War II Companion; and The Civil War Desk Reference. She has also written for a wide variety of LOC publications on classic American film, theater, art, and architecture, and numerous works for the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
