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January 14, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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Sadly, there are many errors in the @nytimes.com and @washingtonpost.com obituaries on Colvin. Please read Phillip Hoose's award-winning Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice for more on Claudette's Colvin life and courage.
January 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Sadly, there are many errors in the @nytimes.com and @washingtonpost.com obituaries on Colvin. Please read Phillip Hoose's award-winning Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice for more on Claudette's Colvin life and courage.
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Four women were courageous enough to be on that case, including two teenagers --Claudette Colvin & Mary Louise Smith, along with Aurelia Browder & Susie McDonald. That case went to the Supreme Court and led to the desegregation of Montgomery's buses Dec. 21, 1956. Rest in power, Claudette Colvin.
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Four women were courageous enough to be on that case, including two teenagers --Claudette Colvin & Mary Louise Smith, along with Aurelia Browder & Susie McDonald. That case went to the Supreme Court and led to the desegregation of Montgomery's buses Dec. 21, 1956. Rest in power, Claudette Colvin.
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Rosa Parks made her bus stand Dec. 1. Colvin's lawyer Fred Gray was Parks' lawyer. They worried that the state would hold up Parks' appeal (like they had done with Viola White in 1944). So Fred Gray decided to file a proactive federal case. Gray wanted a minister but no minister stepped forward.
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Rosa Parks made her bus stand Dec. 1. Colvin's lawyer Fred Gray was Parks' lawyer. They worried that the state would hold up Parks' appeal (like they had done with Viola White in 1944). So Fred Gray decided to file a proactive federal case. Gray wanted a minister but no minister stepped forward.
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Colvin stopped straightening her hair after the May trial. She was NOT pregnant when community leaders decided not to go forward with her case. She said the only adult who kept up with her that summer was Rosa Parks who wanted her to continue to be involved in the Youth Council.
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Colvin stopped straightening her hair after the May trial. She was NOT pregnant when community leaders decided not to go forward with her case. She said the only adult who kept up with her that summer was Rosa Parks who wanted her to continue to be involved in the Youth Council.
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The judge strategically threw out the segregation & disturbing the peace charges and only found her guilty of assaulting an officer, making a legal challenge to segregation harder. Plus, many Black leaders didn't trust young people & thought that Colvin was too "feisty" and not the right image.
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
The judge strategically threw out the segregation & disturbing the peace charges and only found her guilty of assaulting an officer, making a legal challenge to segregation harder. Plus, many Black leaders didn't trust young people & thought that Colvin was too "feisty" and not the right image.
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Colvin explained, "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 & Harriet Tubman’s hands were pushing me down on another shoulder, & I could not move." Rosa Parks raised money for her case.
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Colvin explained, "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 & Harriet Tubman’s hands were pushing me down on another shoulder, & I could not move." Rosa Parks raised money for her case.
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When Colvin was arrested, Montgomery's Black community was outraged.The police manhandled her. She struggled back & was arrested on 3 charges (disturbing the peace, assaulting an officer, & the segregation charge). She was afraid the police would rape her and recited the Lords Prayer in the car.
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
When Colvin was arrested, Montgomery's Black community was outraged.The police manhandled her. She struggled back & was arrested on 3 charges (disturbing the peace, assaulting an officer, & the segregation charge). She was afraid the police would rape her and recited the Lords Prayer in the car.
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Claudette Colvin was a political young woman. She'd studied segregation in school & been politicized by the arrest of classmate, 16-year-old Jeremiah Reeves, who was convicted & ultimately executed for a consensual relationship with a young white woman. Colvin joined Rosa Parks' NAACP Youth Council.
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Claudette Colvin was a political young woman. She'd studied segregation in school & been politicized by the arrest of classmate, 16-year-old Jeremiah Reeves, who was convicted & ultimately executed for a consensual relationship with a young white woman. Colvin joined Rosa Parks' NAACP Youth Council.
Oh please don't feed into the madness! LOL. 😆
January 14, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Oh please don't feed into the madness! LOL. 😆