Little Legends
Storybook portrait of Rosa Parks

1913 – 2005

Rosa Parks

A quiet woman whose one big 'no' helped change America.

The Story

One day in Alabama, Rosa was riding home on the bus after work.

Back then, the rules said Black people had to give up their seats to white people.

Rosa was tired — tired of being treated unfairly.

When a man asked her to move, she said, very calmly, 'No.'

Her small brave 'no' helped start a big movement for fairness.

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