Rosa Parks became a civil rights icon for refusing to give up her bus seat, but it led to personal and financial hardship for ...

The activist’s refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Alabama helped fuel the Civil Rights Movement.

If you can't remember the details, read the piece again. 1 Rosa Parks' parents were farmers. 2 Parks graduated with a degree in politics. 3 Parks refused to give up her seat because she was 'tired ...