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> [I knew then and I know now, when it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudette-colvin/i-knew-then-and-i-know-now-when-it-comes-to-justice-there-is-no-easy/)

[Claudette Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudette-colvin/)

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## More by Claudette Colvin

> [I lost most of my friends. Their parents had told them to stay away from me, because they said I was crazy, I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudette-colvin/i-lost-most-of-my-friends-their-parents-had-told-them-to-stay-away/)

[Claudette Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudette-colvin/)

> [When I got to 10th grade at Booker T. Washington High, I had a teacher, Miss Geraldine Nesbitt. I think she came from New…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudette-colvin/when-i-got-to-10th-grade-at-booker-t-washington-high-i-had-a-teacher/)

[Claudette Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudette-colvin/)

> [I always tell young people to hold on to their dreams. And sometimes you have to stand up for what you think is right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudette-colvin/i-always-tell-young-people-to-hold-on-to-their-dreams-and-sometimes/)

[Claudette Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudette-colvin/)

> [I just couldn't move. History had me glued to the seat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudette-colvin/i-just-couldn-t-move-history-had-me-glued-to-the-seat/)

[Claudette Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudette-colvin/)

> [There were many African Americans - many, many stories similar to my story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudette-colvin/there-were-many-african-americans-many-many-stories-similar-to-my/)

[Claudette Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudette-colvin/)

> [I left the South in 1963 and was living in Morristown, New Jersey, when the March on Washington took place, so I watched it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudette-colvin/i-left-the-south-in-1963-and-was-living-in-morristown-new-jersey-when/)

[Claudette Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudette-colvin/)

> [I was ostracized by my community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudette-colvin/i-was-ostracized-by-my-community/)

[Claudette Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudette-colvin/)

> [When you've been abused daily and you see people humiliated and harassed, you just get tired of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudette-colvin/when-you-ve-been-abused-daily-and-you-see-people-humiliated-and/)

[Claudette Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudette-colvin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudette-colvin/i-wanted-the-young-african-american-girls-also-on-the-bus-to-know/)

[Claudette Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudette-colvin/)

> [I became aware of how the world is and how the white establishment plays black people against each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudette-colvin/i-became-aware-of-how-the-world-is-and-how-the-white-establishment/)

[Claudette Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudette-colvin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudette-colvin/a-lot-has-changed-since-i-grew-up-but-there-s-still-a-long-way-to-go/)

[Claudette Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudette-colvin/)

> [I wanted to be an attorney. My mother would say I never stopped talking. I always had a lot of questions to ask, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudette-colvin/i-wanted-to-be-an-attorney-my-mother-would-say-i-never-stopped/)

[Claudette Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudette-colvin/)

> [We were churchgoing people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudette-colvin/we-were-churchgoing-people/)

[Claudette Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudette-colvin/)

> [A lot of African American women wanted to emulate white women. But I said in my mind, rationally thinking, there is no way you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudette-colvin/a-lot-of-african-american-women-wanted-to-emulate-white-women-but-i/)

[Claudette Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudette-colvin/)

> [I'd like my grandchildren to be able to see that their grandmother stood up for something, a long time ago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudette-colvin/i-d-like-my-grandchildren-to-be-able-to-see-that-their-grandmother/)

[Claudette Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudette-colvin/)

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