It's atrocious that this woman is still living, & now, over 60 years later, she is still unknown & still not receiving the credit she deserves!!!

I was just recently watching barbershop and that scene where Cedric the entertainer calls out Rosa Parks for "just sitting down", this is exactly what he was referring to within his argument. Stating that plenty others did this way before Rosa Parks did and that it only got as much recognition as it did because she was already in the naacp and knew Martin Luther King. Kind of like how today stories of police abuse only get certain publicity depending on who's involved. It's kind of sad really but luckily their are people who do record these moments for others to see.

This story does get overlooked. Judge Joe Brown has been trying to bring this story to the front for years!

Her story should’ve BEEN heard! She’s definitely an Icon 🙌🏽

Claudette Colvin lived an unassuming life in NYC for years. She lives in the Parkchester section of the Bronx. About two years ago they renamed a section of a street after her there

Thanks for making this. I'm in my 30's and this is the first time in my life I've heard about this woman. Imagine doing something like this as a teenager in those times. I'd be terrified.

Not unknown to all, but I'm happy that some of the hidden history I had to learn through self research and reading is being revealed through various, specific, independent social media platforms. Thanks Comedy Hype. ✊🏿

I look forward to watching her story. GOD bless you, Lady Claudette Colvin.

Props to her father for standing guard, more Blacks need to do the same. Always being ready...

Claudette Colvin... ...an Apollo legend...👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿✊🏿✊🏿

My great grandmother always told me growing up that Rosa Parks wasn’t the first to do this. My grandmother even did the same and based off of her personality and the way she carried herself.. I believe her too 😂😂😂 Stories like this just makes me believe in the conspiracies that’s going around about R.P being apart of an agenda.

This was on OUR people. We dropped the ball with Ms Colvin. We have to come together and stop judging one another. We’ve chilled on the black-on-black crime a little and thats progress. But we must have our own peoples back!!! One for all and all for one. We live and we learn. Lets use this past transgression to move our people forward. Claudette is a living survivor. Lets honor her words by progressing and protecting our people. ✊🏾

I learned about Claudette Colvin from watching Drunk History. It’s messed up how skin and class played roles into distorting history. Like they say, “it be your own people”

This is sickening. In my 64 years of living I’ve never heard of this and even more so it’s disheartening how this young lady was treated because of the complexion of her skin by our own so called Black leaders. Every year we celebrate Black history month by giving accolades to the same people (MLK, Rosa Parks). After this post I’m sure there are others who should have gotten equally as much or even more credit than the same names we always hear about (Emmitt Till, Medgar Evers) Bias against ourselves is the worst kind of racism.

Next time my son needs to do a black history paper she will be the topic.

When I heard about this over 15 years ago, it didn't shock me. When you put Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin side by side in photos it wasn't hard to figure out from a features standpoint. I am also 100% percent for Claudette's recognition. Viola Desmond of Canada had the same issue in a movie theater when she refused to get out of the white section.

Rosa did a great thing being a stand in but I always asked people, where did all the cameras come from? They werent common in the 1950s. It was a set-up. 10 years before Claudette Colvin, Jackie Robinson (yes that one) refused to give up his seat and because he was in the Army, faced a Court Marshall that could have put him in jail for decades. He met Thurgood Marshall during the process and when he won his Court Marshall, he was given a discharge and went to baseball.

I can't believe I don't already know about this. I pride myself on my black history. I'm embarrassed I was not aware of this. Shout out to Claudette Colvin and her family.

She's amazing! I don't think I could ever be that brave,

And She Outlived All of Them to Tell about It. All Praise To The Most High…The Heavenly Father. Shame on Them for Not even taking the time to Check on Her in Private. Very Arrogant and Selfish of Them.

I learned about Claudette Colvin over a decade ago. I taught my students about her 😊

Shoutout To Godfrey for speaking on this on this platform

Glad yall made a video bout this just sucks too feel like we been lied to our whole lives but still positive outcomes came about either way

This would make a GREAT film.RIP Rosa Parks.Claudette Colvin you may not have been the face of the MOVEMENT,but,you're STILL an important part of black history.

Giving Godfrey a big thank you for telling this to this channel

It was so obvious to me many years ago when I discovered who the first black woman who refused to give that seat to a white woman and when I saw the picture of Claudette Colvin, I immediately thought that Rosa Parks was chosen to be face of the early Civil Rights Movement because she was lighter skinned. I just don't understand our people, sometimes.

This was very informative I didn’t know any of this. I’m going to suggest Ms Colvin for my daughters’ black history project this weekend.

God bless Claudette Colvin, you are appreciated ❤💯

Thank You My Sister..... This is Exactly why we need our own Schools and our own Black Teachers...... There's still so much History to be learned.....and we're the only ones that can educate ourselves....

I've known about this for so many year's, and I have been disappointed since learning of this all those year's ago. That sista deserved respect, protection, love, and time to fight the injustice.

Finally the truth is being told.

It’s amazing after all of these years, we still hear new stories about our freedom fighters! I love it!!!

Colorism popped up in my mind first thing.

Claudette said "not today, satan"

Thank you Comedy Hype, I love your channel. I saw Ms. Colvin speak back in 2013. All I can say is you don't hear of her because she was a teen and they do not want black teens to know they have power to expend. We do have teens that are true and naturally won't back down . They got Rosa to eclipse that event and retell it another way. Good for Ms. Colvin! Comedy Hype, I salute you!

Good for her..she deserves it immensely 🙌🙌🙌

Thank you for posting this story.

Cool! This is what Godfrey was talking about yesterday!

Thank you for your story on Ms. Claudette Colvin. My mom schooled me on her, during the time when Cedric the Entertainer caught heat from his lines in the movie Barbershop about Rosa Parks. She felt this is what he was hitting on. She was born before the Civil Rights Movement and remembers alot about those times like watching the news and seeing our people being sprayed with water hoses and chased down by dogs. Dr. King, Malcolm X being shot. My mom said there were many other Rosa Parks who didn't give their seats up to a white person.

Thank you for sharing this. Will love to hear more stories of heroes whose stories need to be told.

I remember when Godfrey brought this information up and thank you for making this a visual . Thank you 🙏🏾

This goes to show we are ALL important and have a story! Look at what's going on now. So many people standing up for things on the daily, and because they're not a celebrity or fit some narrative they get overlooked. To all the silent heroes out there keep on making that difference!

Thank you cedric the entertainer, I am eloho for pointed this out.

Thank you for sharing the story I just don't hear it enough. Shows how our people did things back in the day, pretty much as today, for massa. Thanks Claudette!

I've never ever heard of this woman...😡😡😡 what else has been kept hidden. I bet the rabbit hole goes deeper than you think. I love learning new things..most of all discovering the TRUTH

Her story shows how the original stigma of light skin vs dark skin set in place by our oppressors still had and has a firm grasp on our peoples psyche. When will we break that chain an shed those shackles. Black is black whether lighter or darker an it’s damn sure forever beautiful an should be equal.

My mother used to always say that it was a planned not to give up that seat. She said she just had doubts that Rosa Parks was the first person not to get up. Then, my mother was really convinced it was staged when she found out that Rosa Parks was coincidentally the secretary for the NAACP Montgomery chapter. They never mentioned back in the day, nor do they talk about it now.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU,THANK YOU!!! For years, I've been wanting folks to know about Claudette. I get so damn tired of seeing people say Rosa was first. NO, CLAUDETTE WAS FIRST!!!!!!!!!! ❤️❤️

Yea, when i was younger my church used to do black history performances and speeches and i used to play rosa parks and in her speech we would always give claudette and others credit. Making sure it was known that she was not the first to refuse to give up her seat and get arrested.

I'm sure there are other stories out there about us that would rally and stand against the Rosa Park story. I found this story interesting and wonder how many others were overlooked and frowned upon.

Thank you for ythis, MS COLVIN had heard these sto/actualities but NOW the names are known... Twa MS COLVIN; you did THAT!!! AS MUCH as your continual life dedications to the call for JUSTICE historically... Kudos to the author serving this corrective with the names of the 1st... NOW Wondering if Ms Parks ever HAD interacts with Ms Colvin

Thank you for sharing this story. Isn’t it enough others don’t tell our stories truthfully. I bet this isn’t even in the African American Museum in Washington, DC.

I present when the Bronx, NY district attorney honored and presented her with a lifetime award acknowledging her contributions to civil rights. Words cannot express how gracious Ms. Colvin is and was. It was such a blessing give her a hug and be in her presence. Brings tears to my eyes just thinking about it. Wow! #livinglegend

This shouldn't be just a February occurrence. Make us laugh and learn every so often.

Great unknown , untold story about who came before Rosa Parks, and more interesting storylines like this needs to be told before they are completely forgotten about, share more like this one

WOW shame on them, how dare they, this young child was treated no better by her own people.

"the right hair and the right look"... What a crazy world we live in. It's easy to get lost in all the chaos... But stories like these really get to me. How humiliating to be forced to give up your seat like that.... like you're not even human.

I am so happy that, over the past few years, Ms. Colvin's story is becoming more and more widely known. I first learned of her over ten years ago, in JAPAN of all places. (I have lived here for many years and, let me just say, Japanese libraries [the bigger ones, anyway] are so incredibly diverse in their book collections; I have found more books on Blacks and POC in Japanese public libraries than I ever did as a child in the States.) Anyway, it was a children's book, but different from the ones they showed: more pictures. My children loved it; though, having grown up in Japan and not knowing the Rosa Parks mythos, they had no context for its significance. If I may mention a few additional details included in that book which this short video left out: 1. Claudette was a trailblazer in other directions, too, as a Black girl. A few months, as I remember, prior to all of this, she stopped using her straightening comb--in 1955! She went to school in Montgomery with an afro! In 1955! Essentially, she was viewed as mentally disturbed by everyone and quite ostracized at school and in the community. (Her afro was another reason they rejected her as a poster girl.) 2. Young Claudette was a victim of statutory rape, and that's why she was pregnant. She was very lonely as a result of her ostracization, and an older (approx. 30 y.o.) Black man, taking advantage of that, sweet-talked her, abused, raped, impregnated, and abandoned her. 3. I don't recall them explicitly stating this in the video, so I'll mention it, though it may be obvious to some of you: Rosa Parks' protest was staged; there was nothing spontaneous about it at all. She was a secretary at the local NAACP office and, when she got arrested, the forced were waiting in the wings, and I'd be surprised if there weren't comrades planted on the bus "just in case" when she started. (That's why they were able to commence a city-wide boycott within only 4 days.) Not to beat up on Rosa, but what Claudette did is A LOT different.

I am glad this story came out we need to know about all our black history thank you

It's about time the truth came out. I learned about her many years ago,and I don't ever entertain stories about Rosa parks without setting people straight. Awesome segment!

Great Story. Overlooked based on nonsense. Thank You Ms Colvin.🙏

One of the best Comedy Hype videos to date!

Good job my sister, thank you! Like so many things from our history I simply did not know!

Thanks for the information 👍🏿 it's sad this happened 😢 I will make sure I tell my children's this truth

The daughter from Black-ish (Marsai Martin) resembles her a lot. If they ever made a movie about her she definitely is a solid choice.

Y'all should definitely watch the Drunk History episode of Claudette!!

Classism, colorism............still havent change

OMG!!!!!!!!!! This was PHENOMENAL!!!!!!!!!! Awesome Job!!!!!! Just Incredible, TY! So Much for the KNOWLEDGE.

Literally rocking a “Nah.” - Rosa Parks, 1955 T shirt as I type

It's like we have an even more stronger story abt our Black women & their ability to resist against systemic BS! ❤🖤💚✊🏾✊🏾

Absolutely loved this bit of true history! Thank you!

Didn't know this at all ... I appreciate you for giving me this history lesson ... Thank You !!!

This is great!!! Started by a 15 year old that would not go for the oki-doke. " its not constititional!"

You know what's crazy boondocks did something similar

I'm happy her story is being told.

Thanks Godfrey for bringing this up.

They really want to wipe her from history 🤦🏾‍♀️

Overall I'm glad to be alive to witness the sad case in distinction between "House Ninjas" and "Field Ninjas." 🤦🤷.

Thank you for this wonderful story.

Thank you for telling ms.claudettes story I always knew there were others before Mrs.parks may all the other women get their just do and recognition that they deserve👏👏👏💐💐💐

I am sure there were actually a LOT OF people before (and after her ) who refused to follow these racist rules. At least one "incident" daily (America is big), but they just never got any publicity. To argue who was first is pointless. They were all extremely brave 💪

This might be irrelevant but there is someone before Claudette Colvin. It’s not a bus per say, but she was on a train and her name is Ida B. Wells.

Wonderful this is why we can’t move on. These stories r important. I tell my daughter about these stories n told her to pass them on to her children. I born in the 80s grew up in the 90s my I share musics, books and wonderful stories about my era with her. Some say leave the ugly parts of history behind I say no we need to speak and find the truth to share w the next generations.

I did not know about Ms colvin while growing up, and her story was certainly not in any book I read in school, but I learned and did research's about Ms Parks. I would have loved to learn about Ms Colvin as well.

This story is a great lesson for all FBA!! When fighting today's evils of White Supremacy don't let Black Bourgeoisie politics get in the way of Human Rights Justice!!

Sick of lightskin women replacing darkskin black women.

It always amazes me how people like Ruby Bridges, Claudette Colvin and others who were youths during the era of a racist segregated south are still alive today. They have seen so many changes. I would love to hear full interviews about them discussing how they view history which they are apart of. Most people you read about in history books are dead. They are literal living breathing revolutionary historical figures.

That's wild how Colorism, classism, and respectability politics laces the overshadowing of Claudette.........................

A darker-skinned unwed teenager was not allowed to be the face of the movement. Trust No One

The world is a stage. Every thing is about narrative

THANK U CC FOR YOUR STRENGTH.U WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN.

I put this in the comments yesterday thank you for posting this

This story is hurtful. Claudette was a much more sympathetic case because of her age. But Parks gets all the glory and paparazzi. And I seen it with my own eyes. NAACP folks turning they noses down at the poor and taking credit for Alot of people's grassroots activism. They said "Those working poor people ain't nothing. They work hard their whole life and don't have NOTHING to show for it". As if assigning their worth according to the lack of material things that one has accumulated. That old Willie Lynch stuff. Blacks is more prejudiced towards Blacks than whites is. Just like the NAACP helping white Hollywood shut down Blaxploitation. Using the excuse of the fact that successful independent Black movie producers and artists, were perpetuating negative stereotypes. The civil rights movement BURIED the story of Claudette's ordeal, and that wasn't right.

They didn’t pass her up because of skin color. They passed her up because she was a teenage, unwed mother. That use to matter to us then.

Thank you Ms. Colvin for your bravery. I appreciate you. 💜

I've heard rumors of this but never had any facts behind them. Thank you

It’s really messed up. But they were right. That white media would have destroyed that amazing young lady at the time. But they should have acknowledged he. That’s really fucked up.

Godfrey is responsible for this story

Thank you Ms. Colvin

Whoa! Who knew? I just got wind of this story from that crazy Godfrey's interview w/Pierre on Panic Room. Dang, it's one thing for other cultures to not tell and get our History right. But not a good look when we trippin on hiding it due to colorism still playing out in Black History. I'm glad Ms. Claudette Colvin lived to tell her story and is now being honored for her role in the Boycott/Bus ridership equality. She was quite the cutie as a teen glasses and all. 🚌👍🏽🙂