2005 Claudette Colvin and Dr. Marion Woods at the San Francisco Public Library
Channel: San Francisco Public Library
Date: 02/06/2018

Jan. 15, 2005. Dr. Marion Woods interviews Claudette Colvin about her civil disobedience when she refused to change her bus seat as a teen in 1960s Montgomery, Alabama. Actor Awele Makeba dramatizes events of that day. Colvin's act inspired Rosa Parks to protest soon after. Beginning at 3:55, she credits her public school teachers as inspiration. Learn more about Claudette Colvin's life by reading these books from our online catalog: https://sfpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?locked=false&query=claudette+colvin&searchScope=CAL-SFPL&searchType=subject