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- the montgomery naacp was beginning to think about filing a suit against the city over bus segregation, but they had to have the right plaintiff and a strong case. the best plaintiff would be a woman because a woman would get more sympathy than a man. and the woman would have to be above reproach and have done nothing wrong but refuse to give up her seat. -march 2nd of 1955, there was a young girl named claudette colvin who was arrested on the bus for refusing to stand up. and she was taken off the bus bodily by three policemen and thrown into jail. -i was very active in mrs. parks youth group. and i began to think about how unfair we was treated. they asked me to get up, and i refused. i could not move because history had me glued to the seat. ....