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Woman's History Month Claudette Colvin - Timeline
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Claudette Colvin
Timeline by Marvin & Ervin
1939
- On September 5th, 1939, Claudette Colvin was born
- Born in Birmingham, grew up in Montgomery, Alabama
1939
1952-1954
1952-54
- The NAACP tries to find a way to challenge segregation laws
- Due to her age, the NAACP didn't accept and use Claudette in order to challenge segregation laws
- By the end of 1954, on the court case of Brown v. BOA, separate but equal was considered unconstitutional in schools
1955
- On March 2nd, 1955, Claudette Colvin stood up for her rights
- She refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery Bus
- She told the bus driver "It's my constitutional right just as much as that lady. I paid my fare."
- She was only 15 at the time
1955-1956
- The Montgomery Bus Boycott starts (after Rosa Parks was the second person arrested for not giving up her seat)
- Claudette Colvin becomes one of the 4 plaintiffs used in the court case of Browder v. Gayle
1955-56
1957
- The Montgomery Bus Boycott ends
- On the supreme court, Browder v Gayle, segregation in buses was found to be unconstitutional
- Rosa Parks was used by the NAACP as a way to challenge segregation laws (however, Claudette is the actual hero)
1960 - 2004
1960-2004
- The Montgomery Bus Boycott ends
- On the supreme court, Browder v Gayle, segregation in buses was found to be unconstitutional
- Rosa Parks was used by the NAACP as a way to challenge segregation laws (however, Claudette is the actual hero)
- Retirment of Claudette after serving as a nurse
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