By Phillip Hoose
Before Rosa Parks, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat for a white woman on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Police boarded the bus and dragged Claudette off, kicking her and arresting her. Throughout it all Claudette never swore, never fought back, and never gave in. This multiple award-winning book is the amazing story of a strong, determined teenager living in the South under Jim Crow. With photos and background information, Phillip Hoose tells of a past we have all read about, but presents the story of a young woman we may not know. And we should.
(ISBN: 978-0-374-31322-7)
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