Rosa Parks

When Rosa Parks was growing up in Montgomery, Alabama, she hated the unfair rules that black people had to live by - like drinking out of special water fountains and riding in the back of the bus. Years later, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger. She was arrested and put in jail. But Rosa Parks fought back along with many other African Americans. After a long struggle, their heroic efforts launched the modern Civil Rights Movement. This is the story of how one quiet, gentle woman started it all. Ages 7 to 10.