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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Black History News

Claudette Colvin was the first person arrested for what Rosa Parks became famous for—resisting the bus segregation in Montgomery Alabama.  Born on September 5, 1939 in Montgomery, AL, Colvin was just sixteen years old when she decided that she no longer wanted to be treated as a substandard citizen.  But unfortunately, she never received the historical recognition she deserved.
Here are a few facts about this lady that may interest you:

FACT #1: Colvin was part of the NAACP Youth Council and was learning about Civil Rights in school.  She was noted as being a straight A student who once aspired to be the President of the United States.

FACT #2:  The day she refused to give up her seat, she said that she’d been thinking about how Blacks couldn’t try on clothing at department stores and that’s what sparked her courage.

Read More: http://www.kulturekritic.com/2014/02/news/first-black-woman-give-seat-ignored-baby-wedlock/
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