Civil Rights Hero Fights To Clear Her Name
Kaleidoscope
English - November 01, 2021 04:00 - 15 minutes - 14 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsNews Society & Culture racism mental health unifying america transgender greenwood police brutality progress change housing communities of color Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus in Alabama. Parks was widely celebrated as the "mother of the civil rights movement." However, nine months earlier, Claudette Colvin was arrested for the same thing. On this week's Kaleidoscope, Allison speaks with the now 82 -year-old Ms. Colvin, who is seeking to clear her name.
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