Undaunted, a year later she dared to challenge segregation again as a key plaintiff in Browder v.
Instead of being celebrated as Rosa Parks would be just nine months later, fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin found herself shunned by her classmates and dismissed by community leaders.
On March 2, 1955, an impassioned teenager, fed up with the daily injustices of Jim Crow segregation, refused to give her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. You have to take a stand and say, 'This is not right.'" - Claudette Colvin “Spark” has secured the life rights of Colvin as well as the book “Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice” by Phillip Hoose."When it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. Levy, who worked with Mackie on “The Banker,” is writing the film, which will be produced with the help of Colvin and her family. “Spark” will be a co-production between Make it with Gravy Productions, Mansa Productions, Mandalay Pictures in Association with Ambergreen Entertainment. I hope my story will inspire youth to continue to fight for civil rights and human dignity.”
Mackie, for future generations to learn about our past so they can move forward knowing that progress is possible, and things do get better.”Ĭolvin added, “67 years ago, when history glued me to the seat of that bus in Montgomery, I could never have imagined that standing up for my rights could spark a movement that would change the course of history. Anthony Mackie Reveals Top Secret Way to Read ‘Captain America: New World Order’ ScriptĪs for Colvin’s take on the project, the civil rights leader said, “It is really an honor to have my story retold, by Mr.
0 kommentar(er)
