dr. jeanne theoharis answers some of those questions and she writes it in her new book "the rebellious life of mrs. rosa parks". jeanne theoharis was born in staten island six weeks ago and her family moved to milwaukee, wisconsin, where she was raised. she held the first chair in woman's studies and as professor of science at boca raton college, she is also co-founder of educators for civil liberty. she is the author of numerous books on the civil-rights movement and the politics of race in the united states including as co-author of schools suck:students talk back to the segregated nation and its failures of segregated schools. jeanne theoharis received her ab in afro-american studies from harvard college and ph.d. in american culture from the university of michigan. she is author or co-author of six books and numerous articles on the struggle of politics of race in the united states. turned latest put you hear about tonight from which she will be reading represents a correction to the popular iconography of rosa parks as a quiet seamstress with one single act that sparked the modern civi

dr. jeanne theoharis. [applause] >> i am so delighted to be here. my book came out last week and it wouldn't have been possible without the help and support and vision of many, many people, including many people here in montgomery, who talked to name, who pointed me towards materials and archives. this book, and many people in detroit did the same thing, who are committed to telling it bigger, broader story, not just one day of rosa parks, but a life of being rebellious that she would put it. i am tremendously grateful to be here tonight and to church at norman and many people i interviewed for this book here in montgomery and in detroit that certainly this book is far better. it is on a most well-known american american stories even among elementary schoolers. on the evening december 1st 1955, rosa parks to the bus home after work. on the front of the best field and one white man with a standing, the bus driver asked her to move. parks refused in the driver had her arrested. her arrest galvanize the african community and a year-long voip out of the