Claudette Colvin, civil rights pioneer on a Montgomery bus, dies at 86
- Posted on January 13, 2026
- By Washington Post
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Claudette Colvin, civil rights pioneer on a Montgomery bus, dies at 86
Nine months before Rosa Parks made history, Ms. Colvin refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus. She became a star witness in a civil rights case.
