Rosa Parks Vs Claudette Colvin

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Out of Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks, I think Rosa Parks should have a panel in the memorial over Claudette Colvin. The reason I say this is because Rosa Parks was a stronger person than Claudette was. Being a stronger person makes it easier to represent the civil right movement than a not as strong (weaker) teenager would. Rosa Parks was accepted by more people than were ready to accept Claudette. Rosa Parks was a better person to lead the movement than Claudette. “When I look back now, I think Rosa Parks was the right person to represent that movement at that time. She was a good and strong person, accepted by more people than were ready to accept me” (Hoose, 116). Rosa Parks had a better story/reasoning to participate in the Montgomery bus boycott, than Claudette. “Forty nine years ago, an African American woman boarded a city bus in downtown Montgomery Alabama, and took the first available seat. When white passengers came aboard, the bus driver ordered her to get up and surrender her seat. Tired of being pushed around, she refused, and after repeated warnings, the bus driver summoned the police. The woman was arrested …show more content…

I mean, there is a pro to being a teenager and having a decent part in the movement, but it would be better to have a more experienced adult leading the movement than a not as experienced (inexperienced) teenager leading the movement. It’s an accomplishment being a teenager a having a part in the movement, but it's better being safe than sorry. People saw Claudette as an immature teenager who got arrested before Rosa Parks did, and wasn't the right person to be a boycott leader. “Claudette Colvin was usually presented as a feisty, immature teenager who got arrested before Rosa Parks but was “not the right person” to be a boycott leader. Many accounts said that Claudette was pregnant at the time she was arrested.” (Hoose,

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