I think the most important contribution Rosa Parks made was that, in her act of defiance, she proved that it is possible for a person to make a stand against an unjust law. She may not have meant to become the figure that she did in history, and in the greater scheme of things her action was not that huge, but what she did was act instead of sitting idly by and allowing an unjust law to continue to exist.
What Parks did is not much different from many other important figures who have gotten their name into our history text books. She saw something that was wrong with society and instead of just allowing it to continue she did something about it. This is how revolutions begin - with one person who is wiling to issue a challenge, to be a leader. It does not matter how many people disagree with something if none of them are willing to take the risk and stand against what they don't agree with.
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