Try To Visualize The New York Times Editorial Meeting Where This Story Was Greenlighted For Publication In The March 31st NYT Book Review:

A review of yet another hagiography of Snivel Rights "hero" Rosa Parks, by the laughable-if-it-weren't-so-darn-sad author of the sneering "History Of White People,"  Nell Irvin Painter:

"'The Rebellious Life Of Rosa Parks,' by Jeanne Theoharris, reviewed by Nell Irvin Painter"

From the review:

"Beautiful" Rosa Parks? In the NYT book review? 

She looks like a lot of things but "beautiful" is not the first adjective that leaps to mind. 

The New York Times: They Never Got The Memo on OBD*, Since 1947. 

*The One Banana Difference