Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died. In 1955, Colvin, at just 15 years old, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. The incident occurred just nine months before Rosa Parks gained international fame for refusing to give up her seat. Colvin was 86 years old. | PBS NewsHour
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Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died. In 1955, Colvin, at just 15 years old, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. The
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