Segregation in the US: Difference between revisions
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[https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-43171799 by Taylor-Dior Rumble 10/3/18 BBC] | [https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-43171799 by Taylor-Dior Rumble 10/3/18 BBC] | ||
In March 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks defied segregation laws by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin did exactly the same thing. Eclipsed by Parks, her act of defiance was largely ignored for many years. She herself didn't talk about it much, but she spoke recently to the BBC. | In March 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks defied segregation laws by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin did exactly the same thing. Eclipsed by Parks, her act of defiance was largely ignored for many years. She herself didn't talk about it much, but she spoke recently to the BBC. | ||
=====Case in Point===== | |||
[https://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/detective/tukufu-zuberi/ by PBS Shows] | |||
America has a long history of social upheaval and cultural mood swings. These shifts leave clear signs of their passing. The trick is knowing how to read the signs, and interpret their meaning. | |||
