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

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

#OnThisDay in 1955, Claudette Colvin was arrested at age 15 for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama—9 months before Rosa Parks made headlines for doing the exact same thing. While Colvin sadly passed away just a few weeks ago, her often-overlooked actions that helped ignite the Civil Rights Movement will never be forgotten. #nationalwomenshistorymusem #womenshistory #claudettecolvin #civilrightsmovement fyp trending women’s history month |