Claudette Colvin Quotes & Sayings

I knew then and I know now, when it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. — Claudette Colvin

Back then, as a teenager, I kept thinking, Why don't the adult around here just say something? Say it so they know we don't accept segregation? I knew then and I know now that, when it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. You can't sugarcoat it. You have to take a stand and say, 'This is not right.' And I did. — Claudette Colvin

I just couldn't move. History had me glued to the seat. — Claudette Colvin