Her decision would become a pivotal move in the Civil Rights Movement. NewsChannel5 reports Parks, who was a seamstress, was arrested when she refused to give up her seat to a white man. Parks is 85 years old and lives in Detroit. Her action and ultimate arrest sparked a yearlong bus boycott by blacks. It is commonly referred to as the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Parks is considered a heroine by many.
Earlier this year, she was given the first International Freedom Conductor Award from the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.