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Olivia and Raven are black, blind women, passionate about shedding light on issues regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion. Get political and personal with them as they share their perspectives on living at the intersection of disabled, black, and women in the US.
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Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Olivia and Raven share the story of Claudette Colvin, who also has a story of refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus, details of the Browder v. Gayle court case, and rarely-mentioned facts about the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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Discussion Summary:
01:05: Topic intro.
03:22: Claudette Colvin’s story of refusing to give up her bus seat, and being arrested for defying segregation laws.
10:22: Browder V. Gayle, the most important Civil Rights court case you never heard of, and details of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
19:53: The need for more coverage of young people involved in the Civil Rights Movement, and why Claudette’s case wasn’t taken on by the NAACP.
28:17: Using Rosa Parks’ story to bury those of other civil rights activists, and the benefit of learning about the diversity of people who’ve made Black history.
38:05: Outro.
Episodes Referenced:
How Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Is Weaponized and Sanitized
https://isquared.podbean.com/e/how-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-is-weaponized-and-sanitized/
JWJ and the Black National Anthem
Colorism
Learn More!
Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin
https://www.npr.org/2009/03/15/101719889/before-rosa-parks-there-was-claudette-colvin
https://www.biography.com/activist/claudette-colvin
https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/summer-2016/browder-v-gayle
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