for just over an hour. good evening, everyone. i m bill starr, executive directer of the georgia center for the book, ask we are the host and we are the host for this evening s program. we welcome all of you. rosa parks is one of the truly iconic figures of the civil rights movement. we know her as the older, quiet woman whose tired feet led her to defy segregation on montgomery, alabama s buses back in 1955. her courageous, spontaneous refusal to give up up her seat to a white man sparked the boycott which gave birth to an entire movement. that s what we ve been told up til now. do we really know rosa parks? the answer according to our guest this evening is very definitely no. we welcome to the center for the book tonight dr. danielle l. mcguire, assistant professor of history at wayne state university in detroit. her new book is at the dark end of the street: black women, rape and resistance, a new history of the civil rights movement from rosa parks to the rise of b