Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies
- Posted on January 14, 2026
- By NPR
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Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies
Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died. She was 86. Her 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement.
