1Rosa Parks was an African American woman who worked hard as a seamstress
in a department store in the early 1960s.
2One day, tired from work, she refused to give
up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, and became a national hero. 3She was
arrested and placed in jail for her refusal to move to the back of the bus, where African
Americans were forced to sit in those days. 4
The way she was treated garnered
national attention. 5Some people say her refusal to give up her seat launched the civil
rights movement. 6Rosa Parks proved that one brave person can make a difference