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March 2, 1955 · Youth & Civil Rights

A Fifteen-Year-Old Refused to Move

Claudette Colvin challenged segregation on a Montgomery bus, then carried her courage into the federal case that helped end bus segregation in the city.

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Then

Segregation laws empowered bus drivers and police to enforce racial hierarchy during ordinary trips through the city.

Now

Colvin is recognized as a vital participant in the legal victory that desegregated Montgomery’s buses.

Next

Young people deserve to be heard as present-day citizens capable of identifying injustice and leading change.

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