Rosa Parks honored by thousands at funeral

DETROIT - A seven-hour funeral celebrating the life of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks was not only a day of remembrance for the 4,000 mourners who gathered, but also a call to action. As more than three dozen people spoke of how Parks' historic act of defiance on a Montgomery, Ala., bus in 1955 changed the course of history, many urged Americans to continue her legacy. &#8220You ought to make one commitment in her name to yourself. You ought to resolve that you are going to do something that makes a difference because we're here because she made a difference,” said the Rev. Al Sharpton. Parks died Oct. 24 at the age of 92. Her funeral Wednesday followed a week of remembrances during which Parks' coffin was brought from Detroit to Montgomer