Civil rights trailblazer Claudette Colvin has died. She was 86. In 1955, Colvin, at just 15 years old, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. The incident occurred nine months before Rosa Parks gained international fame for refusing to give up her seat. The boycott that followed led to a federal lawsuit that outlawed racial segregation on Montgomery's buses, with Colvin serving as a plaintiff and star witness. "Most people ask, 'Why didn't you g

When she was a teenager in 1955, Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus to a White woman, nine months before Rosa Parks did the same and her record was never expunged. Colvin shares her story with David Begnaud — and gets a surprise. | KFDM News

Rest in power, Claudette Colvin. 🕊️ She was more than a civil rights figure—she was a daughter, mother, grandmother, and a living reminder that courage has no age limit. Claudette refused to give up her bus seat in 1955, because something in her spirit knew segregation was wrong. She was arrested and criminalized, but history can’t arrest the truth. Her bravery helped fuel the lawsuit that ended bus segregation in Montgomery. Even after decades of being overlooked, she stood firm in her belief