Claudette Colvin best Equality Quotes – “As long as white people put people of color, African Americans and Latinos, in the same dispensable bag, and look at our children of color as insignificant and treat women of color as not as deserving of protection as white women, we will never achieve true equality.”
Claudette Colvin best Education Quotes – “For African-Americans, it’s still going to be – some people say double hard – I’d say four times as hard. Be an opportunist. Take advantage of your resources, because the only way to win is with education, self-esteem, having value in yourself.”
Claudette Colvin best Easter Quotes – “I remember during Easter one year, I was to get a pair of black patent shoes but you could only get them from the white stores, so my mother drew the outline of my feet on a brown paper bag in order to get the closest size, because we weren’t allowed to go in the store to try them on.”
Claudette Colvin best Alone Quotes – “I always tell young people to hold on to their dreams. And sometimes you have to stand up for what you think is right even if you have to stand alone.”