"The only tired I was, was tired of giving in." These are the simple yet eloquent words of Rosa Parks, who on December 1, 1955, refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus, sparking the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott. Written in her own straightforward and moving language, this is her compelling story. Rosa Parks http://lakenet.llcoop.org/search/X?My+Story+Rosa+Parks 2009-02-12T09:15:35-05:00 The woman whose name is synonymous with the civil rights movement discusses her role in the Montgomery NAACP, her now famous refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man, the Montgomery bus boycott, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and more.<br><b>Lexile Level: 970<br>Guided Reading Level: U</b> 4040 0803706731