Rosa Parks is most famous for her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Ala. bus on Dec. 1, 1955. During that time, U.S. segregation laws demanded African-Americans sit in the back seats of the bus, and to automatically give up their seat if a white person requested it. Rosa Parks was arrested and fined for her refusal. read more
Rosa Parks is famous for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus to make room for white passengers when the bus driver ordered her to. The driver had her arrested and she was convicted of violating Montgomery's Jim Crow segregation laws. read more
Rosa Parks is famous because she inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955. read more