Olivia and Raven share the story of Claudette Colvin, who also has a story of refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus, details of the Browder v. Gayle court case, and rarely-mentioned facts about the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

 

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Discussion Summary:

01:05: Topic intro.

03:22: Claudette Colvin’s story of refusing to give up her bus seat, and being arrested for defying segregation laws.

10:22: Browder V. Gayle, the most important Civil Rights court case you never heard of, and details of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

19:53: The need for more coverage of young people involved in the Civil Rights Movement, and why Claudette’s case wasn’t taken on by the NAACP.

28:17: Using Rosa Parks’ story to bury those of other civil rights activists, and the benefit of learning about the diversity of people who’ve made Black history.

38:05: Outro.

 

Episodes Referenced:

How Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Is Weaponized and Sanitized

https://isquared.podbean.com/e/how-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-is-weaponized-and-sanitized/

 

JWJ and the Black National Anthem

Colorism

 

Learn More!

Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin

https://www.npr.org/2009/03/15/101719889/before-rosa-parks-there-was-claudette-colvin

Claudette Colvin Biography

https://www.biography.com/activist/claudette-colvin

'Browder v. Gayle'

https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/summer-2016/browder-v-gayle