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

You know the story of Rosa Parks. But have you heard of Claudette Colvin? On March 2, 1955, Claudette was arrested at the age of 15 in Montgomery, Alabama for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus. She refused to give up her seat on a bus months before Rosa Parks' more famous protest. Today we celebrate Claudette Colvin with Moments in Black History. | Steve Harvey

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. | NBC News

Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died. 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 just nine months before Rosa Parks gained international fame for refusing to give up her seat. Colvin was 86 years old. | PBS NewsHour