The Autobiography Of Rosa Parks

In this compelling autobiography, Rosa Parks wholeheartedly analyzes the meaning of civil rights while illustrating her hard times of segregation, discrimination, and bigotry throughout her life. Rosa lived 92 years, born on February 4, 1913 and dying on October 24, 2005 (History.com Staff). Throughout her long life, she made an impact on people through personal relationships, as well as making a legacy in civil rights in the American nation. Parks may not have been a politician, but she made a huge influence on choices of future politicians and political and social ways of the United States of America. The book begins with an explanation of Parks’s family history and her birth in February of 1913 (Parks and Haskins 6). She then goes onto …show more content…
The ideas and storyline was all on Parks’s part, so she didn’t have many sources. It was written solely on personal experience. The blurb on the inside jacket of the book explains that Haskins is a Professor of English at the University of Florida, so he was a part of the book to help Parks with her writing. There are a few times where she explains that she had to ask a family member or friend about what had actually happened, because she was either too young or just not remembering the full story. However, her work has a possibility of being biased since it is only from her point of view. For the most part, since Rosa’s story is famous, her accounts are very credible, and it would be difficult for her to twist …show more content…
One specific detail that stuck out was her originality. The book wasn’t boring during the telling of memories of her early life. That is usually the part of biographies that people think are slow. She has a specific voice that she uses while writing that is very straightforward, to make her inspiring choices stand out. The book was very simple to read, which was nice. Another strength worth noting were the small memories she seemed to recall that made the story so much more intriguing to her main point. She illustrates many memories that happened before she made any bold actions in the community and before she was famous. For instance, the story about sitting up all night with her grandfather because of the fear of the KKK shows just how interested she was with the problems of discrimination. The actions of Parks as an adult stem from actions like the ones in this little anecdote. Another important quality of the book is that it has a very important message, and Parks clearly demonstrates that to her readers. Living in peace and harmony is what she wants everyone to understand. She makes it simple to comprehend her message, to leave every reader with an outstanding