Claudette Colvin quotes

Back then, as a teenager, I kept thinking, why don't the adults around here just say something? Say it so they know we don't accept segregation? I knew then and I know now that, when it comes to justice, there's no easy way to get it. You can't sugarcoat it. You have to take a stand and say, 'This is not right.' (Claudette Colvin)
It's my constitutional right to sit here as much as that lady. I paid my fare, it's my constitutional right. View quote
Claudette Colvin
I knew then and I know now that, when it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. You can't sugarcoat it, You have to take a stand and say, 'This is not right.' View quote
Claudette Colvin
I felt like Sojourner Truth was pushing down on one shoulder and Harriet Tubman was pushing down on the other, saying, 'Sit down girl!' I was glued to my seat. View quote
Claudette Colvin

Claudette Colvin

Claudette Colvin - Image
Occupation: American Activist
Born: September 5, 1939
Quotes count: 4
Wikipedia: Claudette Colvin

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