Why did Rosa Parks become the face of the boycott as opposed to Claudette Colvin?

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Erick Boyer

26 August, 04:28

Why did Rosa Parks become the face of the boycott as opposed to Claudette Colvin?

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Jadon · Answer 1

I believe because Claudette did not have what was considered "Good hair" and she was not fair skinned. She was a teen and pregnant and she was not appealing to protesters

Tater · Answer 2

Answer:On December 1, 1955, Parks was arrested for refusing a bus driver's order to give up her seat, just as Colvin had been. But the direction the two cases took soon diverged: The Monday after Parks' arrest, the black community began to boycott Montgomery buses.