Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin dies - KRIS 6 News Corpus Christi

Source: KRIS 6 News Corpus Christi — January 13, 2026

Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin, who at age 15 challenged bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks, has died. The Claudette Colvin Foundation and her family announced her passing, remembering her as "a beloved mother, grandmother, and civil rights pioneer" who...

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