9h 14min, nov 4, 1955 y - Claudette Colvin
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At just 15, she stood strongly against the segregation and harassment. She studied hard and aspired to become president one day. "I felt like Sojourner Truth was pushing down on one shoulder and Harriet Tubman was pushing down on the other—saying, 'Sit down girl!' I was glued to my seat," She said to reporters. Months before Rosa Parks had stayed in her seat on the bus, Claudette Colvin had done exactly that but was not recognized the same.
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