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March 2, 1955.
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A young black woman is arrested
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for refusing to give up
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her seat on a bus to a white man in Alabama.
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Civil rights leaders and the ACLU rush to her side
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and she will be a symbol of the struggle against segregation.
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Her name is Claudette Colvin and she's 15 years old.
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She's also unmarried and pregnant.
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Civil rights leaders and the ACLU decide that Colvin
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is not the best foot forward and stand down.
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Eight months later, Rosa Parks happens,
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but during that eight months,