March 2, 1955: Claudette Colvin Refuses to Give Up Her Bus Seat
I could not move, because history had me glued to the seat. . . It felt like Sojourner Truth’s hands were pushing me down on one shoulder and Harriet Tubman’s hands were pushing me down on another shoulder, and I could not move. — Claudette Colvin on Democracy Now!
At age 15, on March 2, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat to a white woman. Colvin was motivated by what she had been learning in school about African American history and the U.S. Constitution. Note that this action took place just days after Black History Month.
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Posted By: Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Thursday, March 2nd 2023 at 11:17AM
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