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Lady Rosa

Rosa Parks (NBM Comics Biographies) by Matteo Mancini

September 9, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

This biographical graphic novel, Rosa Parks (NBM Comics Biographies), starts as a cab driver talks to his passenger about the meaning behind the struggles the black community still faces. But of course, the young man does not realize the past that allowed him to be where he is. And the driver continues to tell the life story of not only Rosa Parks, but the people and events that allowed the path to begin. We follow the memories of the driver as a child as he […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Mariapaola Pesce, Matteo Mancini, Rosa Parks, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:476 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Mariapaola Pesce, Matteo Mancini, Rosa Parks, Social Themes ·
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