With the simple courageous act of refusing to relinquish her seat
- Rosa Parks struck a blow against racial injustice. She showed what one person without guns or violence could do to change the course of history forever. Nelson Mandela claimed she is who inspired us...to be fearless when facing our oppressors." Then on December 1 1955 she made a stand on an Alabama bus & her arrest mobilised the black community for a citywide bus boycott that led to a landmark Supreme Court decision & a move toward de-segregation. Award-winning author Ruth Ashby beautifully conveys Parks dignity & determination." Sterling Biographies" are packed with information & filled with unique images that include rare documentary photographs artwork maps & personal artefacts. Focusing on inventors & innovative thinkers they present first-person accounts & dramatic events related in an intimate & accessible style."