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Black History Month: Claudette Colvin
By: Myrah Mohammed
Class: 7E
References:
Who is Claudette Colvin?
Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2016.
"Claudette Colvin Biography." - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2016.
"Claudette Colvin." Famous Birthdays. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Feb. 2016.
"Claudette Colvin." Montgomery Bus Boycott RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Feb. 2016.
Claudette Colvin is currently 73 years old (yes, she's still alive)
She has a son named Raymond, and Randy
She isn't angry about what Rosa Parks did, she's actually happy for Rosa, but she's dissapointed, that why more effort wasn't put into telling her story of standing up against the bus driver
She still is happy though, because she was part of ending segregation in Montgomery buses
She was born Sept. 5, 1939 in Montgomery, Alabama
Her area also had a bad reputation for being a drug addict’s community.
She was a bright girl, intelligent and curious.
She always wanted to do something big and special in her life
She learnt about the civil rights movement in school and was a member of the NAACP Youth Council.
The NAACP stands for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. They basically stood up for other races/cultures who were being harrased because of there beliefs or skin colour
As a teenager, she made history, but it took decades for her to become recognized for her courage and achievements.
Many people do not know who Claudette Colvin, is. I'll just give you a hint. Who was the first lady to not give up her seat to a white passenger. If you said Rosa Parks, you are WRONG! Claudette Colvin was actually the first woman to stand up against the bus segregation laws. So, why isn't she known as much as Rosa Parks? Well, let's find out in a timeline of her life which shows her childhood life, the bus boycott, the law-suit against segregation and present day.
2016
1955-1956
1939
How Claudette Colvin Influenced Me
Claudette stood up against segregation in Alabama in 1955, when she was only 15 years old
On March 2, 1955, Claudette was riding home on a city bus after school when a bus driver told her to give up her seat to a white passenger. She didn't get up she said, "This is my constituational right, I paid my fee, this is my constituational right".
She was arrested on several charges, including breaking the city's segregation laws.
She had to drop out of college
Nine months later, Rosa Parks did the same thing, but her's was known more due to the age and the consequences were higher for Rosa
And also because of the facts that the NAACP didn't want Claudette to represent them due to her becoming pregnant at 15 without being a proper mother
Accomplishments/Achievements of Claudette Colvin
-She helped stop segregation in Montgomery buses
-She has had interviews, with people happy about what she did
Due to her not being rather known as Rosa Parks, she didn't achieve BIG things, but she did inspire millions of people in the world, so that's amazing as well! She has done HUGE things in history, including meeting Martin Luther King Jr, at a young age, and ending segreagation in Montogmery buses.
Claudette Colvin inspired me in many different ways. All positive ways, of course. First of all, her bravery. This inspired me the most because she stood up against everyone at 15 years old! That is very impressive because, she was still just a little kid, and she wasn't even scared against the court! I know that I could have never done that at all! The other thing she inspires me on is her kindness and humbleness. She did not show anger towards Rosa Parks being more known than her, but happiness, because she thought Rosa was a great leader, into breaking up segregation!
The Law-Suit Against Segregation
- The court case that officially ended segregation on Montgomery buses had nothing to do with Rosa Parks and everything to do with Claudette Colvin.
- Claudette was one of four women who became a plaintiff in Browder v. Gayle, which challenged the city and decided the state laws that segregated buses (since her arrest was more recent, Rosa stayed away from the lawsuit.)
- Anyone who joined the suit could easily become a target, but Claudette wasn't afraid
- In June 1956 a panel of judges ruled two to one that segregation violated the Constitution
- The case then proceeded to the Supreme Court, which made the decision to desegregate (not segregate) Montgomery buses.
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