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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. Claudette Colvin (born Claudette Austin; September 5, 1939) [1] [2] is an American pioneer of the 1950s civil rights movement and retired nurse aide. On March 2, 1955, she was arrested at the age of 15 in Montgomery, Alabama , for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus. "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. 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.” 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. 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. Claudette Colvin was a 15-year-old student from Montgomery, Ala., when she refused to yield her bus seat to a white passenger. Before Rosa Parks, March 2, 2015 6:13 PM ET. 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 You know the story of David and Goliath, right? Well, America has its own version. Only our hero is 15-year-old African-American, school girl Claudette Colvi Claudette Colvin aurait pu être Rosa Parks et devenir une figure emblématique de la lutte contre la ségrégation raciale aux Etats-Unis. 2 mars 1955, Montgomery, Alabama, Etats-Unis Son bus arrive, elle monte, tend son ticket et va s’asseoir au troisième rang de la section réservé aux Noires, près de la fenêtre. TéléObs attire votre attention sur des émissions à réécouter. Cette semaine, “ Claudette Colvin, une héroïne dans l’ombre de Rosa Parks ”, par Tania de Montaigne et “Mister President”, par Olivier Duhamel. The Colvin case, Douglas Brinkley writes in Rosa Parks, “proved a good dress rehearsal for the real drama shortly to come.” The African American community needed a citizen whose character was unimpeachable, a “pillar of the community.” Nine months later, on December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks—unbeknownst to her—would become that person. Qui est Claudette Colvin ? Claudette Colvin vit toujours, elle a 85 ans. Son nom ne vous dit sans doute rien, pourtant, neuf mois avant Rosa Parks, cette adolescente de 15 ans, pauvre et croyante 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. 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 « Rosa Parks devient des pieds et Claudette Colvin devient un ventre » Après les cours, cette lycéenne de 15 ans prit le bus de Montgomery, en Alabama, pour rentrer chez elle. Habituée aux règles de la ségrégation, elle se dirige vers les sièges du fond, réservés aux Noirs. And even fewer know that the seeds of the statewide bus boycott were first planted by a teenager named Claudette Colvin, who was arrested on similar charges months earlier. Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin inspired a nation, showing how positive change can start with a single defiant act. Outre Claudette Colvin, héroïne méconnue, on y croise Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King et toutes les personnes noires qui ont œuvrées dans l’ombre pour revendiquer leurs droits. Mon seul regret à propos de cet ouvrage est peut être sa brièveté.
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