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In March 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks defied segregation laws by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin did exactly Claudette Colvin is an American woman who was arrested as a teenager in 1955 for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white woman. Her protest was one of several by Black women challenging segregation on buses in the months before Rosa Parks’s more famous act. Parks made Colvin secretary of the council, trying to nurture the young woman’s spirit and budding leadership. Claudette Colvin recalled that she only went to Youth Council meetings “if I could get a ride” and sometimes she would “stay overnight at Rosa’s — she lived in the projects across the street.” Claudette Colvin (born Claudette Austin; September 5, 1939) [1] "I'm not disappointed. Let the people know Rosa Parks was the right person for the boycott. But "The Other Rosa Parks: Now 73, Claudette Colvin Was First to Refuse Giving Up Seat on Montgomery Bus." Democracy Now, March 29, 2013. Adler, Margot. "Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin." National Public Radio, March 15, 2009. Kitchen, Sebastian. "Claudette Colvin." The Montgomery Bus Boycott. Mechanic, Michael. Most people know about Rosa Parks and the 1955 Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott. Nine months earlier, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on the same bus system. Her name was Claudette Colvin. But the world was not yet ready to hear her name. Claudette’s story has long been overshadowed by the more famous act of defiance performed by Rosa Parks later that year. Parks, with her carefully curated image as a quiet, respectable, middle-aged woman, became the face of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. In the chronicles of the Civil Rights Movement, one name remains regrettably shrouded by the obscurity of history – Claudette Colvin. Aged just 15, this fiery teenager, imbued with the spirit of resistance, defied the oppressive conventions of a racially segregated Montgomery, Alabama, a full nine months before the more famous act of defiance by Rosa Parks. On March 2, 1955, Claudette stood History remembers the bold.Alexander the Great, Marie Curie and Neil Armstrong are all remembered for their audacity, discoveries and exploration. But sometimes, a figure slips through the cracks.While Rosa Parks is celebrated for her refusal to give up her bus seat, Claudette Colvin’s identical act of defiance in the same city nine months earlier has been all but forgotten. O n March 2, 1955, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin was sitting on a totally full bus in Montgomery, Ala., when the driver asked her and three black schoolmates give up the whole row so that a white And, thanks to Rosa Parks, you know people can take a stand by sitting down. But did you know Rosa Parks wasn’t the only person arrested for keeping her seat on a bus? Claudette Colvin was born on September 5, 1939. As a Black girl growing up in Alabama, she was no stranger to discrimination. That teenager, Claudette Colvin, became the first of several women arrested for refusing to abide by the state's segregation laws and social codes of racial deference.Nine months later, Rosa Parks Some may argue to have used Colvin as the icon, since she was the first to defy that law in such a way and since she was 15 to show the injustice to younger kids and women. Rosa Parks, however, was the best candidate to start the revolution. To conclude, we may not have been where we are without Claudette Colvin's bravery. Rosa Parks actually worked on Claudette Colvin's case, that's how she got involved. But people don't realize that from a public protest point of view, it's more productive to plan something and have support in place and ready to go than it is to complain about something after the fact. You know the story of Rosa Parks. But have you heard of Claudette Colvin? Claudette grew up in the segregated city of Montgomery, Alabama. On March 2, 1955, when she was 15 years old, she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Nine months later, Rosa Parks did the exact same thing. Parks, of course, became a powerful symbol Pitting Rosa Parks against Claudette Colvin distorts history. its leader said she didn’t feel like she needed to let Parks know. It did not say Rosa Parks’s name. To sustain a year You may think you know the story, but this one isn't about Rosa Parks — it's about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old who made a stand against entrenched segregation nine months before Parks did HYPE+ - For a new episode of 'A Story You Should Know', we take a look at the story of Claudette Colvin. Colvin would be known as the original 'Rosa Parks' b B. Claudette Colvin’s actions were a sign of active resistance, while Rosa Parks merely didn’t want to move after a long day. C. Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks both challenged segregation, but Rosa Parks’ resistance was used as a symbol for a movement. D. Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks did not intend to start revolutions when they CLAUDETTE COLVIN: First one, Rosa Parks; my mother and my father, who supported me; and Mrs. Geraldine Nesbitt and Mrs. Josie Lawrence, my instructors; and historically, Harriet Tubman and
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