Claudette Colvin, the untold story of defiance

Claudette Colvin, the untold story of defiance

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Social Studies, Religious Studies

11th Grade - University

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Claudette Colvin recounts her courageous act of defiance against segregation in 1955, when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama. Despite her fear, she was driven by anger and a sense of justice. Colvin reflects on her arrest and the emotional turmoil she experienced, while expressing her desire for unity and the end of segregation.

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What did Claudette Colvin recite while she was terrified in jail?

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What did Claudette's mother say about her actions?

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