I don't know what most white people in this country feel.

I can only include what they feel from the state of their institutions.

Now, this is the evidence.

You want me to make an act of faith, risking myself, my wife, my woman, my sister, my children,

on some idealism which you assure me exists in America, which I have never seen.

Welcome back to Black History for White People,

a podcast where we educate, resource, and challenge white people about black history.

I'm Brad, and on today's show are my co-host

Katina and Garron. Today's topic is Claudette Colvin. We discussed the beginnings of Claudette's life,

her first impression on segregation in the retail store, the bus incident, her friendship with

Jeremiah Reeves, her part in the Montgomery bus boycott, Browder versus Gale, and the hardships she endured after the end to bus segregation.

We hope you enjoy the discussion.

Okay, y'all, I have no idea anything about Claudette's story.

So you're going to need to help me,

and I'm assuming a lot of our white listeners, probably have no idea who she is. So you're going to need to help me, and I'm assuming a lot of our white listeners,

probably have no idea who she is. So what's, tell me about her. Yeah, Claudette Colvin was

a critical figure in the Montgomery bus boycott and everything that went down there. So we're going to back up just a little bit and talk about the bus system in Montgomery

and about the Montgomery bus boycott, and then we're going to get into Claudette's

story and how she helped to spark and ignite the bus boycott.

Okay.

So in Montgomery, Alabama, buses were totally segregated. There were 36 seats

on each bus, and the front 10 seats of each bus were completely dedicated to white people.

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