Claudette Colvin Refuses to Move

Download or read book Claudette Colvin Refuses to Move written by Ebony Joy Wilkins and published by Capstone Press. This book was released on 2020 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.