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 ... the same abuse as Moody that day, and her son Loki Mulholland has followed in her courageo ...

Davis’s legacy paved the way for his son, Benjamin O ... Field: Civil Rights Before her name was widely known, Claudette Colvin made history as a teenager who refused to give in.

John Lewis, born in 1940 in Troy, Alabama, was a son of sharecroppers who became ... Before Rosa Parks took a stand by sitting down, there was Claudette Colvin—a 15-year-old high school student ...

And that same resilience was passed down to her son, Randy. "I thought it was ... progress against racial inequality, 85-year-old Claudette Colvin said the youth will have to come together to ...

Claudette was preceded in death by her husband, Geral D. Colvin; parents, Parker D. Ward and Lessie F. Ward; and brother, James Guyzell Ward. She is survived by her son, Daniel L. Colvin (Mona) of ...

“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 kitchen ...

Claudette Colvin was. At just 15 years old ... His collection of essays “Notes of a Native Son” was published soon after. Baldwin eventually returned to New York and continued to produce works in ...

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, who had been sold to an Alabama ... Presidential Citizens Medal by President Bill Clinton. Claudette Colvin has a story similar to one often heard about Rosa Parks ...

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 ...