re: Did you guys know that Rosa Parks’ husband had a car?

Baton Rouge bus boycott (1953)

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Did you guys know that Rosa Parks’ husband had a car?b

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Chrysler 300, Yo.... Burgundy...

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because she was a pregnant single TEENAGE mom

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FIFY. Claudette Colvin was her name, I believe.

Using her would not have gotten those "on the fence" to side with those supporting civil rights.

Rosa Parks, OTOH, was a married woman with steady employment. That's why she agreed to take part.

This is a very interesting thread. Didn’t know that Colvin was the “first”.

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But she was an unmarried mother, & the organizers decided that would be bad optics

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that’s ironic

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Using her would not have gotten those "on the fence" to side with those supporting civil rights

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Not the point I was trying to make. Many believe the first woman to be the legitimate hero and it angers a good many of them to find out of her existence. She’s largely forgotten and but a footnote in history. Many don’t like the fact that civil rights leaders used her experience to orchestrate the situation with RP but cast her, a single mother aside and essentially deemed her unfit to be a focal point of the movement.

It's crazy. I sit here and read all of the bs propaganda that these inbreds have. Not one has an actual brain cell you do any research and read for themselves. They just listen to whatever justifies their racist views.

Yes, they had a car. But in the communities they're from, it was VERY common for people to use public transportation. People even do it now in 2024. Back then they only occasionally used their cars, but more frequently used public transportation.

I keep seeing yall put filth Claudette Colvins name. She is famous because she was in a similar incident as Rosa Parks 9 months BEFORE Rosa Parks had her incident. It wasn't because of some plot or because Claudette was pregnant. It had already happened to her, and her name became more famous over time because people thought it happened to Rosa first.

All you have to do is substitute that 3 minutes of time where you're fricking your daughters with just picking up a book or doing correct research. Not fueling your hatred for anyone with a tan with conspiracy theories.

You ok pal?

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they looked for a lighter skinned black women they thought would be more acceptable to the whites

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I always found it interesting how black people are very judgmental about the skin tone of other black people. To white people it’s not even on their radar.