Stories of Heroes That Will Make Your Day

Rosa Parks

Nearly everyone knows who Rosa Parks was. She was an African American woman who refused to surrender her bus seat to a white man. Her actions got her arrested, but her bravery inspired many.One thing it inspired was the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a protest against segregated seating during which African-Americans refused to ride the bus. The protest lasted over a year.Rosa Parks is often considered the mother of the civil rights movement.