(Two of the charges were dropped on appeal.)Ĭolvin’s unplanned act of bravery was almost written out of civil-rights history. She pleaded not guilty, but was convicted. She shouted repeatedly: “It’s my constitutional right.” She was handcuffed, placed in jail and charged with violating segregation laws, disturbing the peace and assaulting a police officer. Learning about those two women gave me the courage to remain seated that day.”Īs two white police officers dragged her from the bus, her body went limp. “It felt as if Harriet Tubman’s hand was pushing me down on the one shoulder, and Sojourner Truth’s hand was pushing me down on the other. “History had me glued to the seat,” she says, tapping her shoulders. It may have been 65 years ago, but Colvin still remembers it all in vivid detail, almost drawing the scene with her flowing hand motions and words.
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