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Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86

Published on: 01/13/2026

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Claudette Colvin has died. Her 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the civil rights movement.

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