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American nurse and activist, Birth: 5-9-1939
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Back then, as a teenager, I kept thinking, Why don't the adult around here just say something? Say it so they know we don't accept segregation? I knew then and I know now that, when it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. You can't sugarcoat it. You have to take a stand and say, 'This is not right.' And I did.
Claudette Colvin

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I knew then and I know now, when it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it.
Claudette Colvin

I was cognizant then, and I remain conscious now, that achieving equity is not a straightforward process.
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I just couldn't move. History had me glued to the seat.
Claudette Colvin

I was rooted to the chair by my past.