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Jan 14 • 20:24 UTC • 🇬🇷 Greece • Proto Thema

When Claudette Colvin Refused to Give Up Her Seat on the Bus for a White Person: The Story of the Woman Who Was Rosa Parks... Before Rosa Parks

Claudette Colvin, who passed away at 86, was an early civil rights activist who famously refused to give up her bus seat, an act that predated Rosa Parks and has only recently begun to receive the recognition it deserves.

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