A review by alisonrose711
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis

4.0

Really good account of Rosa Parks' life, before, during and after the bus boycott. It gives a much more thorough and realistic telling of her life and activism, and doesn't give the usual mythology about her just being a tired lady with sore feet and all that claptrap. You learn about the wide array of other tasks and struggles she took on, which went way beyond the bus tale, and really see her as a full and impressive, strong human being. I think the book could have benefited from a bit tighter editing, in that there was a bit of repetition and maybe a little too much detail on certain tangents and not enough on others, but overall I certainly recommend it.

Also - Rosa Parks was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1999. The Senate voted unanimously for it, and all but one member of the House voted for it. That one member was Ron Paul. What an a-hole.