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Claudette Colvin, who helped spark the civil rights movement, has died

In 1955, Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus. She was not the first. Months earlier, a Black teenager, Claudette Colvin, was arrested for not offering her ...
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Civil rights trailblazer Claudette Colvin dies at 86 after defying segregation before Rosa Parks

Civil Rights pioneer Claudette Colvin died at the age of 86, her family and foundation confirmed Tuesday afternoon. “To us, she was more than a historical figure. She was the heart of our family, wise ...
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Claudette Colvin, civil rights pioneer who refused to give up bus seat, dies at 86

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Claudette Colvin, whose arrest 71 years ago as a teenager for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Alabama helped ignite the civil rights movement, died Tuesday. She ...
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US civil rights icon Claudette Colvin dies, aged 86

Claudette Colvin's refusal to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Alabama in 1955 was a key moment in the US civil rights movement. "History had me glued to that seat," she later said.Claudette ...