Claudette Colvin

thumb|Claudette Colvin in 1953 Claudette Colvin (September 5, 1939 – January 2026) was a pioneer of the civil rights movement. On March 2, 1955, she was the first person arrested for resisting bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama, preceding the more publicized Rosa Parks incident by nine months, although not as well known. Quotes It's my constitutional right to sit here as much as that lady. I paid my fare, it's my constitutional right. [http://www.biography.com/people/claudette-colvin-11378 Claudette Col slay officers on the bus. I knew then and I know now that, when it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. You can't sugarcoat it, You have to take a stand and say, 'This is not right.' Claudette Colvin at biography.com, accessed 2 Nov 2013. I felt like Sojourner Truth was pushing down on one shoulder and Harriet Tubman was pushing down on the other, saying, 'Sit down girl!' I was glued to my seat. Claudette Colvin at biograph.com, accessed 27 July 2018 External links Claudette Colvin Category:1939 births Category:2026 deaths Category:Civil rights activists Category:Women activists from the United States Category:20th-century African-American women Category:People from Alabama