BBC6 年
Claudette Colvin: The 15-year-old who came before Rosa Parks
In March 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks defied segregation laws by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin did exactly ...
c-span25 天
Claudette Colvin and the Civil Rights Movement
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Mattie Kahn talked about Claudette Colvin's impact during the Civil Rights Movement, notably her arrest in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama ...
BBC3 年
Claudette Colvin: Civil rights pioneer has record cleared
Civil rights activist Claudette Colvin, who in 1955 at age 15 refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white person, has had her record expunged. "My name was cleared," Ms Colvin told CBS News ...