BRATTLEBORO — Yes, I am aware that Rosa Parks was not the first Black person to refuse to give up her seat on the Montgomery bus.
Claudette Colvin was 15 and pregnant, and a conscious decision was made by the folks planning the bus boycott to have Rosa Parks be the one, as they felt that she, rather than Claudette, would garner greater sympathetic news coverage.
I feel bad for Claudette, as she was really the first one who I know of to refuse. She should be in the history books.
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WESTMINSTER WEST-To recycle the title of Erica Walch's letter, two stories speak volumes. 1. "West River Education District hosts forums on proposed elementary school merger" [Around the Towns, Sept. 18]: School Board members and administrators go on a tour to present a plan to close Jamaica Village School and Townshend Elementary, and consolidate them into NewBrook Elementary, to save money and improve education. With higher class sizes, longer bus rides, and a few assistant principal salaries added at NewBrook Elementary?
Bennington College is accepting submissions from students nationwide for its 2020-21 Young Writers Awards. The college has a unique literary legacy, including 12 Pulitzer Prize winners, three U.S. poet laureates, four MacArthur Fellows, countless New York Times bestsellers, and two of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People. In celebration of this legacy, Bennington's Young Writers Awards promote and recognize excellence in writing by high-school students. Each year, more than 2,000 students submit poetry, fiction, and nonfiction to the competition. The...
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