Rosa Parks

 It was (      ①       ) . Rosa Parks left her work place in Montgomery, Alabama, and started home. She got on the bus and sat in the first seat for blacks, right behind the white section. After a few stops the seats were filled. When a white man got on, the driver told her to get up.

②All of a sudden Rosa knew she was not going to give up her seat. It was not ③fair.

"No," she said softly.

"④You'd better get up, or I'll call the police," the driver said.

Still Rosa did not move.

The driver left the bus and returned with two policemen.

"You're (       ⑤        ), " they told her.

On Monday morning, no one was riding the buses. There were many people on the street, but everyone was walking.

Rosa went to court. The judge found her guilty. But she decide to take the ①case to a higher curt.

Thousands of people gathered at a church to plan a protest.

It was hard. Many people had to leave home long before daylight to get to work ②on time. They got home late at night. Their feet hurt. But they would not give up.