Those in the audience held hands and sang "We Shall Overcome" as family members filed past the casket before it was closed just before noon. Mourners waited in long lines in the chilly morning to honor Parks. Hours before the funeral began, the line to get one of the 2,000 available public seats at the church extended more than two blocks in Parks' adopted hometown.

Those in the audience held hands and sang "We Shall Overcome" as family members filed past the casket before it was closed just before noon. Mourners waited in long lines in the chilly morning to honor Parks. Hours before the funeral began, the line to get one of the 2,000 available public seats at the church extended more than two blocks in Parks' adopted hometown.