Most everybody knows the story of Rosa Parks, the black woman who wouldn't give up her bus seat to a white man because she was -- for many reasons -- tired.

But most people have probably never heard the story from the point of view of a 7-year-old.

That is why actor Gregory Gibson Kenney of Bethel Park, Pa., travels to different schools staging his original one-man shows about historical figures. In observance of Women's History Month, Kenney performed his tribute to Mrs. Parks for about 40 people Wednesday evening at the Shenango Campus of Pennsylvania State University, Sharon.

"We usually do something for Women's History Month, and we thought it would be a good idea to spotlight Rosa Parks because of what she did," said Toni Price, Penn State's diversity services coordinator.

Kenney portrayed Just'n Truth, a young man who was on the bus the day Mrs. Parks refused to give up her seat, and whose resistance eventually led to the Montgomery (Ala.) bus boycott, an early milestone in the civil rights movement.

"I remember the day like it was yesterday ...," Kenney said in his Just'n persona. "This day would be very exciting for me. I remember thinking 'Rosa, please keep your seat for me.' "

The character Just'n Truth -- no relation to Sojourner Truth -- provides a young person's account of the events before the incident and the civil rights movement that followed.

"I felt it was important to teach young people about African-Americans in history because not much was being done in schools. I used to wait tables and when people came in I would survey them. I asked kids if they did this type of thing in schools and they said, 'Not really,' " Kenney said.

As a result, Educate US Productions, an outreach program Kenney began six years ago was established. Now, he performs his program about 300 times a year.

Besides Mrs. Parks, Kenney has written and performed monologues about Jackie Robinson, Willie Stargell, Josh Gibson, Martin Luther King Jr. and Roberto Clemente. He has also started a special program for preschoolers called Capt. Candy Cane, a tale about a captain with a candy cane for a hand.

Wednesday's performance was followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer session.

"I learned quite a bit. I'm planning on going to the library this weekend to research some of this information," said Arnett Williams of Farrell.

Tonya Price, 11, of Sharon said she also learned some valuable information about Mrs. Parks.

"She stood up for freedom. What I liked most is that Rosa Parks stood up for black people and said 'This is enough, we need equal rights on the bus.' "