At a ball game, Claudette Colvin had met a man who she estimated to be at least ten years older than her. He took an interest in her, encouraged her passion for civil rights and societal change, and for once, made her feel like she wasn’t being stupid or difficult for caring about things like the Constitution. And then this man took advantage of her. Claudette had no idea what was going on, because she had received absolutely no education on the topic, at home or in school. So when she wound up pregnant, she wasn’t even sure what had made it happen. This man, whom Claudette has always refused
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