Saturday marks the start of Black History Month ... according to Harvard University. One student, Claudette Colvin, was enrolled in history classes at her high school, which later inspired ...

It’s arguably a sin of history, let alone Black History Month, that many people are unfamiliar with Claudette Colvin. She was Rosa Parks before Rosa Parks was Rosa Parks. Unfortunately ...

Before Rosa Parks, there was Claudette Colvin. February is all about celebrating Black history, and throughout the month we'll be honoring influential African Americans whose stories you might not ...

Claudette Colvin and three other black students were told on March 2nd, 1955 in downtown Montgomery to give up their seats, but Colvin refused. Then, Colvin was arrested and put on indefinite ...

Claudette Colvin 37. "During Black History Month, I’m reminded yet again of the ways that the struggle for civil rights is interwoven with the struggle for workers’ rights.” —Tom Perez 38.

Every Black ... Black History Month and Why It Is Celebrated in February Nine months before Rosa Parks refused to give up her ...