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Claudette Colvin, civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her seat on a bus, dies at 86

Civil Rights activist Claudette Colvin passed away on Jan. 13, 2025, at the age of 86. Here's what to know about her cause of ...
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Months Before Rosa Parks Made Headlines, Claudette Colvin Refused to Give Up Her Seat for a White Woman on a Segregated Bus

Colvin, a lesser-known figure who took a stand against racial discrimination as a teenager in Montgomery, Alabama, has died ...
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Claudette Colvin, civil rights pioneer who refused to give up bus seat, dies at 86

History had me glued to the seat,” she said, reflecting on her arrest as a 15-year-old after refusing to yield her bus seat to a white woman.