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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Claudette_ColvinClaudette Colvin - Wikipedia

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   Claudette Colvin (born Claudette Austin; September 5, 1939) is an American pioneer of the 1950s civil rights movement and retired nurse aide. On March 2, 1955, she was arrested at the age of 15 in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus.

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3. www.biography.com › activists › claudette-colvinClaudette Colvin: Biography, Civil Rights Activism, Bus Boycott

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   Feb 8, 2024 · Claudette Colvin was a civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955. She became one of the plaintiffs in the Browder v. Gayle case that ruled the bus system unconstitutional, and later moved to New York City and worked as a nurse's aide.

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   May 16, 2024 · Claudette Colvin is an American woman who was arrested as a teenager in 1955 for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white woman. Her protest was one of several by Black women challenging segregation on buses in the months before Rosa Parks’s more famous act.

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6. www.bbc.com › news › stories-43171799Claudette Colvin: The 15-year-old who came before Rosa Parks

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   Mar 10, 2018 · In March 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks defied segregation laws by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin did...

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   Mar 15, 2009 · Few people know the story of Claudette Colvin: When she was 15, she refused to move to the back of the bus and give up her seat to a white person — nine months before Rosa Parks did the very same...

8. rosaparksbiography.org › bio › claudette-colvinClaudette Colvin | The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks

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   Learn about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old black girl who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks. Discover how her arrest and trial sparked the civil rights movement and her role in the Browder v Gayle case.

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   Who was Claudette Colvin?

   • Mayor Todd Strange presented the proclamation and, when speaking of Colvin, said, "She was an early foot soldier in our civil rights, and we did not want this opportunity to go by without declaring March 2 as Claudette Colvin Day to thank her for her leadership in the modern day civil rights movement."

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   What happened to Claudette Colvin?

   • The judge ordered that the juvenile record be expunged and destroyed in December 2021, stating that Colvin's refusal had "been recognized as a courageous act on her behalf and on behalf of a community of affected people". Also in 2021, a mural honoring Colvin was unveiled, along Claudette Colvin Drive, in Montgomery, Alabama.

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   Who plays Claudette Colvin in Drunk History?

   • Young adult book Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice, by Phillip Hoose, was published in 2009 and won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. A re-enactment of Colvin's resistance is portrayed in a 2014 episode of the comedy TV series Drunk History about Montgomery, Alabama. She was played by Mariah Iman Wilson.

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   Why was Claudette Colvin arrested?

   • Claudette Colvin (born September 5, 1939, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.) is an American individual who was arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person. Her protest was one of several by Black women challenging segregation on buses in the months before Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat.

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10. www.biography.com › activists › claudette-colvinClaudette Colvin Protested Bus Segregation Before Rosa Parks

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    Jan 22, 2021 · Claudette Colvin was a 15-year-old Black girl who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks. She joined a lawsuit that challenged the city's segregated bus laws and became a plaintiff in Browder v. Gayle, a landmark case that ended bus segregation.