US civil rights icon Claudette Colvin dies, aged 86
At 15, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, later joining a successful lawsuit that helped end public-transport segregation.
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies
Claudette Colvin, arrested at 15 for refusing to give up her bus seat in 1955, helped legally challenge Montgomery bus segregation and catalyze civil rights.
