Whenever people ask me: 'Why didn't you get up when the bus driver asked you?' I say it felt as though Harriet Tubman's hands were pushing me down on one shoulder and Sojourner Truth's hands were pushing me down on… — Claudette Colvin Copy Share Image
We learned about people like Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Booker T. Washington and Marian Anderson. Harriet Tubman was my favorite. — Claudette Colvin Copy Share Image
I lost most of my friends. Their parents had told them to stay away from me, because they said I was crazy, I was… — Claudette Colvin Copy Share Image
When I got to 10th grade at Booker T. Washington High, I had a teacher, Miss Geraldine Nesbitt. I think she came from New… — Claudette Colvin Copy Share Image
I always tell young people to hold on to their dreams. And sometimes you have to stand up for what you think is right… — Claudette Colvin Copy Share Image
There were many African Americans - many, many stories similar to my story. — Claudette Colvin Copy Share Image
I left the South in 1963 and was living in Morristown, New Jersey, when the March on Washington took place, so I watched it… — Claudette Colvin Copy Share Image
When you've been abused daily and you see people humiliated and harassed, you just get tired of it. — Claudette Colvin Copy Share Image
I wanted the young African-American girls also on the bus to know that they had a right to be there, because they had paid… — Claudette Colvin Copy Share Image
I became aware of how the world is and how the white establishment plays black people against each other. — Claudette Colvin Copy Share Image
A lot has changed since I grew up, but there's still a long way to go. I don't think we can move forward with… — Claudette Colvin Copy Share Image
I wanted to be an attorney. My mother would say I never stopped talking. I always had a lot of questions to ask, and… — Claudette Colvin Copy Share Image
A lot of African American women wanted to emulate white women. But I said in my mind, rationally thinking, there is no way you… — Claudette Colvin Copy Share Image
I'd like my grandchildren to be able to see that their grandmother stood up for something, a long time ago. — Claudette Colvin Copy Share Image
