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BY Ben Ebuka, 10:05am March 09, 2023,

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The Black women activists who refused to give up their seats during the Civil Rights Movement in America

by Ben Ebuka, 10:05am March 09, 2023,

The Black women activists who refused to give up their seats during the Civil Rights Movement in America — Photo via theforgivenessfoundation.org

Mary Louise Smith

On October 21, 1955, at age 18, Mary Louise Ware ‘Smith’ was arrested in Montgomery for refusing to give up her seat for a White folk. Smith, Aurelia Browder, Claudette Colvin, and Susie McDonald were the four plaintiffs in the famous Browder v. Gayle lawsuit on bus segregation.

Last Edited by:Mildred Europa Taylor Updated: March 9, 2023

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