Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86
Her defiance of Jim Crow laws in 1955 made her a star witness in a landmark segregation suit, but her act was overshadowed months later when Rosa Parks made history with a similar stand. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Colvin, Claudette
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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/us/politics/claudette-colvin-dead.html