After marrying Raymond Parks, a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Mrs. Parks threw herself full force into civil rights for African Americans by becoming a member of the Montgomery part of the organization in 1943. In Montgomery, the bus driver had full control of where the white and black people were allowed to sit. Therefore, the African American was often forced to give up his or her seat and come in through the back after paying for the ride upfront. Parks was taken into custody after she refused to stand up from her seat and move farther back. By doing so, she challenged the laws of segregation and fought for her rights to sit where she already had been. At her trial, Parks was supported by many
