Protesting with Rosa Parks

From Stagecoaches to Driving While Black

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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Protesting with Rosa Parks details the history of the intersections between Black activism and travel over a span of one hundred and ninety years. John K. Bollard recounts the experiences of more than ninety-five civil rights leaders and private citizens who protested against segregation on stagecoaches, trains, streetcars, steamboats, buses, planes, cars, and even elevators--people like David Ruggles, John Lewis, Sandra Bland, and Tyre Nichols. While recognizing the historical significance of Rosa Parks, this book reveals her refusal to move as part of a long tradition of protest that strives to guarantee everyone the right to ride on our collective journey towards equality.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-08-01
Mått152 x 229 x 27 mm
Vikt604 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor424
FörlagUniversity of Georgia Press
ISBN9781588385529

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Protesting with Rosa Parks is deeply informed by the lives, and at times the deaths, of nearly a hundred African Americans as they traveled the country. This book is a model of how biography can bring social history to life across a span of almost two hundred years. Of special note is David Ruggles, in effect the first 'freedom rider,' a significant thinker and strategist whose willingness to put his body on the line repeatedly in the name of freedom was truly revolutionary. When we see someone today protesting inequality, at risk of being vilified, beaten, and arrested, we are witnessing the legacy of David Ruggles and the others in this outstanding book.