This compact chapter book biography (124p) sets Rosa Park's courageous defiance of her society's laws of segregation on public buses against the wider backdrop of the civil rights movement. It tells how her act of civil disobedience inspired other freedom fighters and issued in an era of protests, boycotts and marches. The format of short chapters, varied texts, illustrations and many period photographs builds up a fascinating portrait of a woman who helped change the course of history.