SN16 - Claudette Colvin

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Jeff and Sam share the story of Claudette Colvin, a civil rights activist who refused to give up her bus seat to a white woman in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 2, 1955. Her act of defiance occurred nine months before Rosa Parks's similar act, making Claudette a pivotal yet often overlooked figure in the Civil Rights Movement. Visit us on Linktree [https://linktr.ee/downtherabbitholethepod] for the collection of links, Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/downtherabbitholethepod/], or email us at [email protected]. Sources * Chicago Tribune - Other Heroes of Bus Boycott [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/11/16/other-heroes-of-bus-boycott/] * Learning for Justice - Browder v. Gayle [https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/summer-2016/browder-v-gayle#:~:text=But%2C%20on%20November%2013%2C%201956,in%20the%20state%20of%20Alabama.] * History.com - Claudette Colvin Refuses to Give Up Her Seat [https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/claudette-colvin-refuses-to-give-up-her-seat] * The Guardian - Claudette Colvin [https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/25/claudette-colvin-the-woman-who-refused-to-give-up-her-bus-seat-nine-months-before-rosa-parks] * Wikipedia - Claudette Colvin [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudette_Colvin] * Biography.com - Claudette Colvin [https://www.biography.com/activists/claudette-colvin] * Americans Who Tell The Truth - Claudette Colvin [https://americanswhotellthetruth.org/portraits/claudette-colvin-2/]

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