Oct. 24, 2005 — -- Civil-rights pioneer Rosa Parks died today at age 92. Called "the mother of the civil rights movement," Parks' refusal to give up a seat on a Montgomery, Ala., bus to a white ...

In her autobiography, Parks refuted assertions that her refusal to give up her seat was the result of her being physically tired that day. She said, “No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.” ...