"Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. Her death was announced Tuesday by the Claudette Colvin Legacy Foundation. Ashley D. Roseboro of the organization confirmed she died in Texas. Colvin became a named plaintiff in the landmark lawsuit that outlawed racial segregation on Montgomery's buses."
"Colvin was arrested months before Rosa Parks gained international fame before refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus. A bus driver called police on March 2, 1955, to complain that two Black girls were sitting near two white girls in violation of segregation laws. One of the Black girls moved toward the rear when asked, a police report said, but Colvin refused and was arrested. She was 15 at the time."
Claudette Colvin died at 86. The Claudette Colvin Legacy Foundation announced the death, and Ashley D. Roseboro of the organization confirmed she died in Texas. Colvin was arrested on March 2, 1955, at age 15 after refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus. A bus driver called police to complain that two Black girls were sitting near two white girls. One girl moved to the rear, but Colvin refused and was arrested. Colvin became a named plaintiff in the landmark lawsuit that outlawed racial segregation on Montgomery's buses and helped spark the modern civil rights movement.
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