Others had taken similar steps in the twentieth century, including Irene Morgan in 1946, Sarah Louise Keys in 1955, and Claudette Colvin nine months before Parks.

Parks recalled going to elementary school in Pine Level, where school buses took white students to their new school and black students had to walk to theirs:

During a 1956 radio interview with Sydney Rogers in West Oakland several months after her arrest, Parks said she had decided, " I would have to know for once and for all what rights I had as a human being and a citizen.

Parks was charged with a violation of Chapter 6, Section 11 segregation law of the Montgomery City code, although technically she had not taken a white-only seat ; she had been in a colored section.

" Roger Ebert gave the film 2½ stars ( of a possible four ), mentioning issues he had with Parks ' direction but pointing out the film " savors the private-eye genre, and takes special delight in wringing new twists out of the traditional relationship between the private eye and the boys down at homicide.

With the universal success of " Good Vibrations ", Capitol Records had no choice but to back Wilson up for his next project, originally called Dumb Angel but soon re-titled SMiLE, which collaborator Van Dyke Parks would describe as a " teenage symphony to God ".

Van Dyke Parks later noted, " Brian had a nervous collapse.

: combination of factors, including litigations against the record company and increasing animosity between Wilson and the rest of the band, meant that in May 1967 Wilson pulled the plug on the record ... Love had already dismissed " Good Vibrations " as " avant-garde shit " and objected to the way Wilson, Parks and a group of highly skilled session musicians were creating music way beyond his understanding ... By March 1967, the bad feeling got too much for Parks and, having no desire to break up The Beach Boys, he walked out.

Parks also had a recurring role as Little Tommy Manacotti ( the kid from upstairs ) on Jackie Gleason's The Honeymooners.

Parks originally studied the clarinet, but had moved to the piano before enrolling ( majoring in music ) at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he studied from 1960 to 1963.

By 1964, Parks had an artist contract at MGM Records.

During 1966, Parks performed on The Byrds album Fifth Dimension ( David Crosby had once asked Parks to consider forming a group prior to the formation of the Byrds, but Parks refused ) as well as on the ill-fated Beach Boys project SMiLE.

In his 1991 autobiography Wouldn't It Be Nice, Wilson gives his first impressions of Parks being " a skinny kid with a unique perspective ", and that he " had a fondness for amphetamines " at the time.

SMiLE acquired legendary status as one of the great lost works of Sixties pop, and although fragments were subsequently issued in various forms over the years, the form and exact content of the work as Wilson and Parks had conceived it remained hotly debated.

Parks had four songs featured in the 1987 direct-to-video Disney film, The Brave Little Toaster.

At the 1962 First World Conference on National Parks in Seattle the effect the Industrial Revolution had had on the world's natural environment was acknowledged and the need to preserve it for future generations was established.

The park was created in 1997 by the amalgamation of Genoa, Tantawangalo, Bemboka, Yowaka and Coolangubra National Parks, all of which had been gazetted in 1994.

Genoa National Park in turn was the result of the amalgamation of Nalbaugh and Nungatta National Parks, which had been established in 1972 and 1973 respectively.

Around 1970, before construction of the Parks Highway, Willow had a population of 78 until land disposals, homestead subdivisions, and completion of the George Parks Highway in 1972 fueled growth in the area.

The Very Reverend James Parks Morton, who became dean of the cathedral in 1972, fostered projects to enable it to become " a holy place for the whole city " and encouraged a revival in the construction of the Cathedral.

Two former members of the Appalachian Green Parks Project, Jim McGaw and Charlie Lewis began performing with Jimmy Prouty and went on to form the New Vinton County Frogwhompers Marching, Singing, Strumming and Plucking Society in 1976, which was to become one of the most popular groups to come out of the region in the 1970s.

Following the termination of the Capitol contract in 1969, the band's new contract with Reprise Records ( brokered by Van Dyke Parks, then employed as a multimedia executive at the company ) stipulated Brian Wilson's proactive involvement with the band in all albums — a factor that would become hugely problematic for the band in the years to come.

It was also announced in July 2010 that Lowe would become a series regular on the series Parks and Recreation.

The sanctuary provided by US National Parks, such as Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and Cape Hatteras National Seashore, among others, have also become major factors in sustaining populations.

( In a memorable sequence from Philip Roth ’ s novel The Plot Against America, the young protagonist dreams that his National Parks stamps, the pride and joy of his collection, have become disfigured with swastika overprints.

The more populated east did not have the same large expanses of undeveloped Crown land that had become parks in the west, so the Dominion Parks Branch ( the predecessor to Parks Canada ) looked to historic features to act as focal points for new national parks.

She has become well known for her biographical film roles portraying real life women in African American culture, including Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It, as well as Betty Shabazz in Malcolm X and Panther, Rosa Parks in The Rosa Parks Story, Katherine Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream, and Voletta Wallace in Notorious.

Since the 1920s the island has become known as a holiday location with surfing beaches, National Parks and historical sites.

Motueka, as one of the nearest towns to the Abel Tasman and Kahurangi National Parks, has become the base of many tourism ventures in those parks, as well as in Nelson Lakes National Park, and in other recreational areas.

Starting out as a small petting zoo ( Liberty Farms ) D & L, over the years, Wild Adventures has become one of the Top 50 Theme Parks in North America.

Presqu ' ile was incorporated into the Ontario Parks system in 1954 and has become a popular destination for campers, naturalists, and other users.

Wight had also become a Colonel in the 50th regiment of the Missouri Regiment, in the state militia, under the command of General H. G. Parks.

Beginning in 1914, the district began to purchase land for what would eventually become Mozart, Kelyvn, and Kosciuszko Parks, and improvement on these three sites began almost immediately.

Beginning in 1914, the district began to purchase land for what would eventually become Mozart, Kelyvn, and Kosciuszko Parks, and improvement on these three sites began almost immediately.

He also related his impressions of a young LAPD Lt. named Bernard Parks who went on to become Chief.

In 1967 Parks left Crowd + 1 to become the musical director for the Sonny & Cher Show ( the beginning of a long career as a session musician ).

Much of the fort has become a public park and is open for tours by the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.

This company was one of many around the country ( including, among others, the Parks College with campuses in Tulsa, OK, and St. Louis, MO ) that served the government's need for trained pilots as they were increasing their readiness for what would become World War II.

An 1814 estate map shows that a working park had been realised, with a ' Great ', ' Little ' and ' Upper ' Parks, and by 1830 the construction of a new manor house, to become Margam Castle, had begun.

One year later, having become a version of the group incorporating Denny Romans aka Demian Bell ( from Maypole ) as the lead guitarist and lead singer, and Walter Parks as Bass player, the Barbarians disbanded.

It has become one of the most heavily used State Parks in NY.