Claudette Colvin Twice Towards Justice Summary

One of the themes addressed in Claudette Colvin Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose was determination to overcome obstacles. This book is about how Claudette a young girl from Montgomery, Alabama refused to stand up on the bus and then the book continues with the repercussions to come after. The main theme addressed in Claudette Colvin Twice Toward Justice was determination to overcome obstacles because people of all ages made sacrifices to participate in the boycott and African American used determination in unity.

The first reason why the main theme that was determination to overcome obstacles because people of all ages made sacrifices to participate in the boycott. One example of this is when an elderly lady was walking and then refused a ride. Phillips says,

“One MIA driver told the story of having come upon an elderly woman hobbling along the road. ‘Jump in my grandmother’ he said to her, pushing open the door. She waved him on. ‘I'm not walking for myself,’ she said. ‘I’m walking for my children and my grandchildren”(Hoose 76).

This proves how determined everyone is to

One example of this is when hundreds of people came to support the trial. “About one hundred spectator, mostly blacks, settled into seat behind a rail on the main floor, and about one hundred more took the stairs to seats in the balcony above” (Hoose 94). The fact is that people were determined to show their support and be helpful even if they could not participate in the case themselves. They wanted to show the people who were testifying that there was someone who was there for them and that they were not alone. Also this shows how unified the community was and how unlike some people they did not take that for granted. Another example is when people learned about the boycott they were willing to spread the word and work together to make a