Claudette Colvin was just 15 years old when she refused to give up her bus seat in segregated Montgomery, Alabama. Her defiance came nine months before Rosa Parks, and it ultimately helped crack the ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. Her death ...

Her defiance of Jim Crow laws in 1955 made her a star witness in a landmark segregation suit, but her act was overshadowed months later when Rosa Parks made history with a similar stand. By Clay Risen ...

Claudette Colvin, who as a teenager was arrested in 1955 after refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, has died. Colvin's act preceded the more famous case of Rosa ...

Discover Claudette Colvin's courageous 1955 bus protest, predating Rosa Parks, in Montgomery.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. Her death ...

Claudette Colvin’s bold stand comes into focus during Black History Month, highlighting young activists who helped shape the fight for civil rights. A portrait of American civil rights activist ...

Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died at 86. Very nearly forgotten by history, Colvin was 15 years old in 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus. The act of ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. Her ...