Democracy Now!

In this video Claudette Colvin herself recalls her experience of refusing to give up her seat to a white woman. Colvin expresses how her knowledge of history and oppression strongly influenced her not to give up her seat. She states "I could not move because history had me glued to the seat...it felt like Sojourner Truth's hands were pushing me down on one shoulder and Harriet Tubman's hands were pushing me down on another shoulder" (Democracy Now!).

Works Cited
Democracy Now! "The Other Rosa Parks: Now 73, Claudette Colvin Was First to Refuse Giving Up Seat on Montgomery Bus." Youtube.com. 29 Mar. 2013. Web. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW80tV31eL0>.