Claudette Colvin: Quiet Catalyst of the Civil Rights Movement Dies at 86
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Claudette Colvin, who at age 15 refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus and later became a plaintiff in a suit that helped desegregate public transportation, has died at 86 in Texas. Her bold act preceded Rosa Parks and helped spark the Montgomery Bus Boycott, though her contribution is often overlooked by history.
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- Unsung US civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin dies, aged 86 Al Jazeera
- Claudette Colvin, US civil rights pioneer, dies at 86 BBC
- Claudette Colvin, US civil rights pioneer arrested for not giving up bus seat, dies aged 86 The Guardian
- Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies NPR
- Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86 CNN
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