Colette Justine
Colette Justine better known as Colette and from 2001 Colette Lumiere (born 1952 in Tunis, Tunisia) is a French-born, American multimedia artist known for her pioneering work in performance art, street art and her use of photography constructed photograph. She is also known for her work exploring male and female gender roles, different guises and personas and for her soft fabric environments where she often appears as the central element.
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
Colvin was born in 1939 to young parents but was left to be raised by her great-aunt and great-uncle. She lived in a small town outside of Montgomery. She was regarded as a smart and inquisitive young girl and started to resent segregation from an early age. In high school, Colvin started to learn about black history and became resentful that her constitutional right to equal protection under the law was being violated. This anger precipitated her resisting giving up her seat to a white woman. Her actions earned her many friends and enemies and inspired the black community. Had it not been for her, the energy that sparked the Montgomery bus boycott may not have existed and with it much of the energy that set off the Civil Rights Movement.