Sweet Rosa - Osei, Kingsley
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Sweet Rosa is a picture book which details the brave stance of a young African-American woman named Rosa Parks who refused to give up her seat to a white person on bus in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama. Ms. Parks' actions led to the infamous Montgomery bus boycott and helped establish the civil rights movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The bold and courageous act of Ms. Parks, Dr. King and thousands of boycotters and civil rights advocates eventually pushed the Supreme Court to declare segregation on buses unconstitutional, helping to put racial discrimination to rest. This book takes…mehr

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Sweet Rosa is a picture book which details the brave stance of a young African-American woman named Rosa Parks who refused to give up her seat to a white person on bus in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama. Ms. Parks' actions led to the infamous Montgomery bus boycott and helped establish the civil rights movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The bold and courageous act of Ms. Parks, Dr. King and thousands of boycotters and civil rights advocates eventually pushed the Supreme Court to declare segregation on buses unconstitutional, helping to put racial discrimination to rest. This book takes young readers on an historic, illustrious journey through this staple event and how it has forever shaped the racial outlook of equality for adults and children alike in today's society.
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Kingsley Osei's books have received awards from the Purple Dragonfly & Royal Dragonfly Book Awards; a Story Monsters Approved award, the NYC Big Book Awards, Moonbeam Books Awards, etc. Kingsley currently lives in the Bronx, serving as an elementary school teacher in Harlem. Before getting into the education field, Kingsley graduated and received a bachelor's degree in Creative Writing from the City College of New York. After that, to shake things up, he worked for various music and Hip-Hop publications, serving as editor and copy editor. Inspired by Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Langston Hughes, and Gwendolyn Brooks, Kingsley was always inspired as a youngster to make an impact through his writing. Now, with several coveted children's awards under his belt, he looks to inspire the plethora of young and up-and-coming talent.