Mrs. Rosa Parks was a normal mother, who worked hard to take care of her family. She was a seimstress in Montgomery, and was considered one of the best. Day in and day out she worked deligently to finish all her work. One Thursday she got ahead of her work and her supervisor let her go home early. Since her husband Ramon was working late, she decided to surprise him meatload for dinner. She paid for her bus ticket, and then went to board the bus from the back, as was custom for all African Americans during this time. Rosa noticed that all the seats in the section were African Americans were allowed to sit was full. So Rossa proceded to sit in the neutral section of the bus, where both African Americans and Whites were allowed to sit. As she sat thinking about the dinner she would make her husband, the bus driver yelled out for Rosa to give up her seat. The people around her moved, but decided that she had enough of the racial bigotry. She had made up her mind not to move, so the bus driver called the police. Rosa Parks was taken off to jail, and soon the whole town was aware of what had happened. The Womens Political Council rallied around Rosa Parks, and her decision to not give up her seat. Rosa Parks had opened the umbrella of courage, and they decided they would stand under it with her. They made posters and helped staged a boycott for the bus lines. Every African American in the town refused to ride the bus, until Rosa Parks was set free. The hosted a mass meeting where Martin Luther Kind was chosen as their voice. A year later, the supreme court rulled that separate was not equal, and Rosa Parks set free. One of the strengths of this book is its ability to show the strength of Rosa Parks in the story and in the beautiful illustrations. It also gives readers a first hand look at Rosas Parks day, and her decision that helped change the world. Younger children will enjoy looking at the illustrations, while older children of all ages can use this book to study the civil rights movement. Teachers can use it in a English or Social Studies setting. It can even be used to inspire writers to use their voice.
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