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Feb 4 is Rosa Parks Day
Rosa Parks (1913–2005) was a civil rights activist known for her pivotal role in the American civil rights movement
El dia de Rosa Parks es
el 4 de Febrero
Parks (1913–2005) fue una activista de derechos civiles conocida por su papel fundamental en el movimiento estadounidense por los derechos civiles.
Claudette Colvin Predates Rosa Parks
In the Timeline of Civil Rights Activism
On March 2, 1955, at the age of 15, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, and was subsequently arrested. This incident occurred nine months before Rosa Parks' more widely known act of civil disobedience on a Montgomery bus. Even though she isn't widely known, Claudette Colvin is, in fact, an African American woman who played a crucial role in the early civil rights movement in the United States.
Why isn't Claudette Colvin as famous as Rosa Parks? Why don't children in the US learn about Claudette Colvin? Follow the link below to find the answer to these important inquiries.
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Rosa Parks and Civil Disobedience
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