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She is initially horrified at the idea of going to the ball. Her husband knew that she was interested in being a part of the upper class and taking part in their activities. When he came home with the invitation to the ball, he thought his wife would be pleased. She was not. She did not feel she had anything suitable to wear to the ball and therefore was unable to go.
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Much of the writing on civil rights history in Montgomery has focused on the arrest of Parks, another woman who refused to give up her seat on the bus, nine months after Colvin. While Parks has been heralded as a civil rights heroine, Colvin's story has received little notice.
