King Hill in Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Claudette Colvin Home
Montgomery County
Photographed By Shaun Rose, May 10, 2024
1. Claudette Colvin Home Marker
Inscription.
Claudette Colvin Home. Montgomery County. This home was constructed in 1940 for Mary Anne and Q.P. Colvin. Their daughter Claudette Colvin refused on March 2, 1955, to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery city bus. This event occurred nine months before the incident in which Rosa Parks did the same, sparking the Montgomery bus boycott. Colvin was also one of five plaintiffs in the federal court case, Browder v. Gayle, that legally challenged bus segregation in the city. On November 13, 1956, the Supreme Court ordered Montgomery and the state of Alabama to end bus segregation. Colvin relocated to New York City in 1958. For many years Colvin was one of the unsung foot soldiers of the Civil Rights Movement. ,
Listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage August 5, 2010
.
This home was constructed in 1940 for Mary Anne and Q.P. Colvin. Their daughter Claudette Colvin refused on March 2, 1955, to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery city bus. This event occurred nine months before the incident in which Rosa Parks did the same, sparking the Montgomery bus boycott. Colvin was also one of five plaintiffs in the federal court case, Browder v. Gayle, that legally challenged bus segregation in the city. On November 13, 1956, the Supreme Court ordered Montgomery and the state of Alabama to end bus segregation. Colvin relocated to New York City in 1958. For many years Colvin was one of the unsung foot soldiers of the Civil Rights Movement.
Listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage August 5, 2010
Erected 2020 by Alabama Historical Commission, Black Heritage Council, Councilman Tracy Larkin, Earnestine Woods and Have a Heart 4 Children.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is March 2, 1955.
Location. 32° 23.272′ N, 86° 16.775′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is in King Hill. Marker is on Claudette Colvin Drive north
Click or scan to see this page online
of Upper Wetumpka Road, on the right when traveling north. Just north of the King Hill community garden and northwest of the King Hill Historic District historic marker. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 622 Claudette Colvin, Montgomery AL 36107, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2024, by Shaun Rose of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 57 times since then. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 10, 2024, by Shaun Rose of Montgomery, Alabama. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
