Claudette Colvin had a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement. The purpose of Hoose's book is to inform readers about how the treatment of African Americans has changed. It also shows you that African Americans have been overlooked in history. It also shows what Claudette Colvin, and others like her, has experienced. Phillip Hoose has provided a detailed account that reveals Claudette Colvin’s personal bravery and major social change. Hoose explains how Claudette Covin was a “star witness” (Hoose 100) in the case of Browder v. Gayle, which ruled that discrimination on buses violated the fourteenth amendment. He uses primary accounts through narrative. Painting a picture of what Claudette Colvin went through using various sources shows a
