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OhioBlue

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6. I heard her story from "Drunk History"

Fri Feb 23, 2018, 02:35 AM

Feb 2018

I love that show. - as an aside.... isn't it weird that the only historical show that records on my DVR anymore is from Comedy Central..... The ones that used to be on History channel that I had set in my DVR like "Big History" don't show up anymore.

IIRC she was one of the plaintiffs in the Rosa Parks case, but she got pregnant so the NAACP dropped her as part of the case as they thought a pregnant, single, black teen wouldn't help the case in the eyes of the SC. She initially sent her cause and case to the NAACP and Rosa Parks was the secretary that reviewed the letters. This teen inspired Rosa to refuse to give up her seat and be arrested which prompted the bus boycott.

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Do you know who Claudette Colvin was? A 15 year old hero in the civil rights movement. [View all] pnwmom Feb 2018 OP

I honestly had not heard her story until last Friday, I think Docreed2003 Feb 2018 #1

This article mentions a book: pnwmom Feb 2018 #2

I think thats it Docreed2003 Feb 2018 #3

Before there was Claudette Colvin, there was Pauli Murray struggle4progress Feb 2018 #4

Wow! Thanks for the info! That was in 1940 when Pauli was 30. pnwmom Feb 2018 #5

I heard her story from "Drunk History" OhioBlue Feb 2018 #6

I was wondering if Rosa knew about her. Thanks for passing that along! pnwmom Feb 2018 #7

I'd guess she did, she worked for the NAACP and the NAACP considered Claudette as a plaintiff Hamlette Feb 2018 #8

1955, Montgomery, Alabama and the subject of my daughter's 8th grade "Black History Month" paper. raven mad Feb 2018 #9

one of the few drunk history shows i watched on comedy central was about her. pansypoo53219 Feb 2018 #10