You Won't Believe Who Refused to Give Up Her Bus Seat BEFORE Rosa Parks! 🤯
Before Rosa Parks' brave defiance, there was Claudette Colvin - a 15-year-old Black girl who was arrested for not giving up her seat on a segregated bus in 1955 Montgomery.
Her story was buried for decades, but Colvin's act of resistance kick-started the Montgomery Bus Boycott that desegregated public transit.
Almost 70 years later, we're still fighting against systemic racism in policing, education and other institutions. Colvin shows even teenage voices can spark a movement!
Click to learn more about this unsung Civil Rights icon whose courage paved the way for changemakers of all ages. You might be shocked how little has changed... 😳
#CivilRightsHistoryUncovered #SegregationStillExists #YouthActivismMatters"
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The Untold Story of Claudette Colvin: The Prelude to Rosa Parks
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