Rosa Parks faced many challenges in her life. One of the most arduous obstacles Parks had ever faced was in Montgomery, Alabama. On December 1st , 1955, Parks was arrested and jailed for refusing to give up her seat to a white man (Adams). Surprisingly, at that time, Parks was sitting in the first row of the ‘black section’ when the driver demanded she give up her seat (“history”). After Parks was taken to jail and fingerprinted she was allowed one phone call, which she made to her Reverend, E.B Nixon (Britannica). Her arrest caused her to lose her job and face threats to her life, the life of her family, and the lives of those who supported her, including her white friends (Boodroom). “People always say that I didn’t give up my