Rosa Parks refused to give up her rights in December of 1955 when she would not give up her bus seat for a Caucasian person. Now you will have a chance to search the Internet to find more information about her life and why she was so influential. Good Luck!
Rosa Parks: How I Fought for Civil Rights
http://teacher.scholastic.com/rosa/sittingdown.htm
Academy of Achievement: Rosa Parks
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/par0bio-1
The Time 100: Rosa Parks
http://www.time.com/time/time100/heroes/profile/parks01.html
Girl Power! Guest: Spotlight on Mrs. Rosa Parks, Mother o the Civil Rights Movement
http://www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/gpguests/RosaParks.htm