Claudette Colvin, 1955 Montgomery bus‑segregation plaintiff who refused to give up her seat, dies at 86
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Claudette Colvin died at age 86 in Texas, the Claudette Colvin Legacy Foundation announced, with representative Ashley D. Roseboro confirming she died of natural causes. As a 15‑year‑old on March 2, 1955, Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat, later became one of four plaintiffs in the lawsuit that ended Montgomery’s bus segregation, and had her juvenile record expunged in 2021.
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