Claudette Colvin Refuses to Move: Courageous Kid of the Civil Rights Movement
by Ebony Joy Wilkins
Publication Date: Aug 01, 2020
List Price: $7.95
Format: Paperback, 32 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
Target Age Group: Early Reader
ISBN13: 9781496688033
Imprint: Capstone Press
Publisher: Capstone Press
Parent Company: Capstone Press
Paperback Description:
It’s March 2, 1955, and an ordinary 15-year-old girl from Montgomery, Alabama is about to do something extraordinary. When a white bus driver orders Claudette Colvin to give up her seat for a white passenger, she refuses to move. After Claudette is arrested, her brave actions help inspire Civil Rights leaders organize bus boycotts and perform similar acts to defy segregation laws. Eventually, Claudette’s court case results in overturning Alabama’s unconstitutional laws and provides greater freedom for black Americans everywhere.
It’s March 2, 1955, and an ordinary 15-year-old girl from Montgomery, Alabama is about to do something extraordinary. When a white bus driver orders Claudette Colvin to give up her seat for a white passenger, she refuses to move. After Claudette is arrested, her brave actions help inspire Civil Rights leaders organize bus boycotts and perform similar acts to defy segregation laws. Eventually, Claudette’s court case results in overturning Alabama’s unconstitutional laws and provides greater freedom for black Americans everywhere.
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