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Using the Rosa Parks Collection to Foster Student Inquiry of Parks’ Depictions in Civil Rights Narratives, Part 2

Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

Comparing the narratives in secondary sources to primary sources from the Rosa Parks Papers can foster student inquiry to develop a more complex understanding of her role in the Civil Rights Movement as a life-long activist.

Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present), Teaching Strategies, Women's History

One woman watches as another examines with a magnifying glass an ornate, decorative image on a printed page

Using the Rosa Parks Collection to Foster Student Inquiry of Parks’ Depictions in Civil Rights Narratives, Part 1

Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

The Rosa Parks Papers at the Library of Congress can promote student inquiry into the complexities of Parks’ life and activism and engage students in analysis about her life and civil rights activism to support or refute popular depictions of Parks in civil rights narratives.

Posted in: African American History, Contemporary United States (1945-present), Teaching Strategies, Women's History