Rosa

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Rosa is a celebrated poem by Nikki Giovanni that honors civil rights icon Rosa Parks and reflects on the broader struggle for racial justice.

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instanceOf poem
addresses civil disobedience
courage
racial segregation in the United States
social change
author Nikki Giovanni
celebrates individual acts of resistance
commemorates Rosa Parks
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalContext American civil rights movement
surface form: United States civil rights movement
dedicatedTo Rosa Parks
emphasizes collective struggle for justice
focusesOn Montgomery bus boycott
genre biographical poem
political poetry
hasSubject American history
Black women’s leadership
nonviolent resistance
honors Rosa Parks
intendedAudience general readers
students
language English
literaryDevice free verse
imagery
repetition
literaryForm poetry
literaryMovement African-American literature
mainTheme African American history
civil rights movement
racial justice
medium written text
period contemporary American poetry
portrays Rosa Parks
portraysAs Rosa Parks as a quiet but powerful figure
subject Rosa Parks
tone celebratory
reverent
usedIn African American studies courses
educational settings
literature curricula
writer Nikki Giovanni

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