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Claudette Colvin was a 15-year-old African American girl who refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955. She was one of the plaintiffs in the landmark Browder v. Gayle case that ended bus segregation in the city, but her role was not widely known until later.
Mar 10, 2018 · In March 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks defied segregation laws by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin did exactly...
Oct 11, 2024 · Claudette Colvin was a 15-year-old activist who refused to give up her bus seat to a white woman in 1955, inspiring the Montgomery bus boycott. Learn about her life, court case, and legacy in this article from Britannica.
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Feb 8, 2024 · Claudette Colvin is an activist who was a pioneer in the civil rights movement in Alabama during the 1950s. She refused to give up her seat on a bus months before Rosa...
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Claudette Colvin was a 15-year-old black girl who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks. Learn about her arrest, trial, and how her courage paved the way for the Civil Rights Movement.
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Dec 16, 2021 · Civil rights activist Claudette Colvin, who in 1955 at age 15 refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white person, has had her record expunged.
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Jan 22, 2021 · You may think you know the story, but this one isn't about Rosa Parks — it's about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old who made a stand against entrenched segregation nine...
