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Why do you think history remembers Rosa Parks but not Claudette Colvin, even

though they did the same thing?

User Anderly
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Answer:

she did not have 'good hair', she was dark skinned, she was a teenager, she was pregnant. They wanted Rosa Parks because she was light skinned and therefore more"presentable" to the image of the cause.

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User Acuminate
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because she was a teenager and pregnant, those 2 dont rlly give the best impressions. in very simple words lol

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