Comments | ontd_political: Women's HERstory Month Day 27: Before Rosa Parks, there was Claudette Colvin

jettakd in ontd_political

Women's HERstory Month Day 27: Before Rosa Parks, there was Claudette Colvin

Mar 27, 2012 19:10

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race / racism, civil rights, womens history month, black people, women

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This entire article, GODDAMN the_glow_worm March 28 2012, 00:27:49 UTC

My head was just too full of black history, you know, the oppression that we went through. It felt like Sojourner Truth was on one side pushing me down, and Harriet Tubman was on the other side of me pushing me down. I couldn't get up.

This girl is amazing.

nesmith March 28 2012, 00:32:20 UTC

Such an amazing story. She is definitely someone to look up to for inspiration.

belly_savalas March 28 2012, 00:55:58 UTC

This story is especially touching given some of our current political debates. I'm looking at you, Florida.

myrrhmade March 28 2012, 01:07:10 UTC

Modern day heroine, no doubt.

redstar826 March 28 2012, 01:17:53 UTC

Interesting post. From what I am reading for school right now, it sounds like arrests, arguments with bus drivers and/or white passengers, and sometimes physical confrontations over segregated seating and other similar issues were much more common than we have been led to believe.

jettakd March 28 2012, 01:46:47 UTC

It definitely was. Rosa Parks certainly was not the first woman or poc to do this, but as the article mentioned she was the most socially acceptable looking and well positioned woman to use in this case. The whole "she was just tired" thing is a huge lie perpetuated by the education system.