Colvin age 82, is asking a judge to end the matter once and for all. She wants a court in Montgomery to wipe away a record that has cast a shadow over the life of a largely unsung hero of the civil rights era.Colvin's case was sent to juvenile court and records show a judge found her delinquent and placed her on probation as a ward of the state pending good behavior. Colvin never got official word that she'd completed probation. Her conviction for standing up for her constitutional right terrorized her and her relatives.
Her actions back in March of 1955 were conscientious, not criminal; inspired, not illegal; they should have led to praise and not prosecution.
Guided by our faith, Unitarian Universalists remain steadfast in demanding accountability and justice at the highest levels of our government. We hold democracy as a central principle for our faith. We must use this moment as an opportunity for profound reflection.
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Months before Rosa Parks became the mother of the modern civil rights movement by refusing to move to the back of a segregated Alabama bus, Black teenager Claudette Colvin did the same.
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