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Rosa Parks didn't refuse to move from her bus seat because her feet were tired. "The only tired I was, was tired of giving in," she said. What else do we misunderstand about her legacy?

For 382 days, almost the entire African American population of Montgomery, Alabama, including leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, refused to ride on segregated buses. The protests marked a turning point in the American civil rights movement.

For 382 days, almost the entire African-American population of Montgomery, Alabama, including leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks, refused to ride on segregated buses, a turning point in the American civil rights movement.

"The bus operator said he had a colored female sitting in the white section of the bus, and would not move back."

Week in History: Nine months before Rosa Parks, police arrested Claudette Colvin for refusing to give up her bus seat.

Rosa Parks's work didn't stop with her arrest.

Rosa Parks Riding The Bus by Bettmann

Rosa Parks didn't refuse to move from her bus seat because her feet were tired. "The only tired I was, was tired of giving in," she said. What else do we misunderstand about her legacy?

Activist Rosa Parks sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott that partially ended racial segregation. Read facts about her birth, accomplishments, and more.

African American Montgomery Bus Boycotters boarding bus through front entry after Supreme Court decision Rosa Parks leading the way.