Claudette Colvin
Claudette Colvin was a brave teenager who lived in Montgomery, Alabama in the 1950s. At that time, there were unfair laws called "Jim Crow" laws that made black people sit at the back of the bus and give up their seats to white people if all the seats were taken.
One day, Claudette was on a bus on her way home from school and a white person wanted her seat. Even though she was supposed to give up her seat, she decided not to because she didn't think it was fair. She was arrested and jailed for breaking the law.
This made people in Montgomery upset and they decided to take action. A group of people led by Martin Luther King Jr. organized a boycott of the buses, which means they stopped using the buses until the unfair laws were changed.
Although many people know about the bus boycott that happened in Montgomery, not as many people know about Claudette Colvin. She was one of the first people to stand up against the unfair laws and she was only a teenage girl at the time.
Claudette inspired others to fight against unfair laws and discrimination, and her bravery helped pave the way for civil rights in America.
One day, Claudette was on a bus on her way home from school and a white person wanted her seat. Even though she was supposed to give up her seat, she decided not to because she didn't think it was fair. She was arrested and jailed for breaking the law.
This made people in Montgomery upset and they decided to take action. A group of people led by Martin Luther King Jr. organized a boycott of the buses, which means they stopped using the buses until the unfair laws were changed.
Although many people know about the bus boycott that happened in Montgomery, not as many people know about Claudette Colvin. She was one of the first people to stand up against the unfair laws and she was only a teenage girl at the time.
Claudette inspired others to fight against unfair laws and discrimination, and her bravery helped pave the way for civil rights in America.