The recent death of President John Tyler’s grandchild reminds us that the past seems distant but it’s closer than it appears, former history instructor. Bazemore, Jr. writes ...

One of Montgomery’s swing coat creations tells the story of Claudette Colvin, who was arrested even before Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., bus to a white woman.

Davis’s legacy paved the way for his son, Benjamin O. Davis Jr., ... Claudette Colvin made history as a teenager who refused to give in. In March 1955, at just 15 years old, ...

John Lewis, born in 1940 in Troy, Alabama, was a son of sharecroppers who became one of the most courageous and enduring voices of the Civil Rights Movement. ... 10. Claudette Colvin.

Montgomery Bus Boycott activist Claudette Colvin remembers her stand against injustice When she was 15, she was arrested for not giving her seat up to a white woman 9 months before Rosa Parks.

Mary “Claudette” Ward Colvin passed away on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024 in Montgomery, Alabama. Claudette was preceded in death by her husband, Geral D. Colvin; parents, Parker D. Ward and Lessie F. Ward; ...

“Everyone knows Rosa Parks, but no one knows about Claudette Colvin,” McCleary continued, ... Doris Price’s activism was steeped in this furnace, and her son-in-law, Declan Brown, remembers her ...

Claudette Colvin was. At just 15 years old, and nine months before Parks, Colvin refused to give up her seat. “History had me glued to the seat,” Colvin said in an interview with Democracy Now! ...

Claudette Colvin may seem to be living a quiet life in South Texas. However, there will be a movie about her courageous actions during segregation. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

Baumfree later freed her son, ... Claudette Colvin has a story similar to one often heard about Rosa Parks, although it happened nine months prior. On March 2, 1955, ...

It’s arguably a sin of history, let alone Black History Month, that many people are unfamiliar with Claudette Colvin. She was Rosa Parks before Rosa Parks was Rosa Parks. Unfortunately, Colvin ...