First time Quote 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Claudette Colvin

I just couldn't move. History had me glued to the seat.

— Claudette Colvin

There were many African Americans - many, many stories similar to my story.

— 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…

— Claudette Colvin

I was ostracized by my community.

— Claudette Colvin

When you've been abused daily and you see people humiliated and harassed, you just get tired of it.

— 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…

— Claudette Colvin

I became aware of how the world is and how the white establishment plays black people against each other.

— 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…

— 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…

— Claudette Colvin