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National News FOLLOW US NEED PAST ISSUES? Search our archive of past issues Receive our Latest Updates * indicates required Many people know Rosa Parks as the first woman who refused to give up her seat on the bus. Although Rosa was known for that, she was not the first. The first was 15 year old Claudette Covin. Claud
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