Hoose, Phillip

Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice

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ISBN 13:: 9780312661052
author:: Hoose, Phillip
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Square Fish
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2010
Pages:: 160
Dimensions:: 22.8 x 15.5 x 1.1 cm
Genre:: Biography, Children's & Young Adult, ,
Condition:: New
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Before Rosa Parks, there was Claudette Colvin. Her story is one of courage and conviction in the face of injustice. On March 2, 1955, an impassioned teenager refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. This act of defiance would have far-reaching consequences, not just for Claudette, but for the entire community. Despite being shunned by her classmates and dismissed by community leaders, she continued to challenge segregation, playing a key role in a landmark court case that struck down the laws of Montgomery. This biography, based on extensive interviews with Claudette Colvin and others who knew her, presents a riveting account of her remarkable story, skillfully woven into the fabric of the historic Montgomery bus boycott and court case.

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