Claudette Colvin, pioneering civil rights activist, dies at 86 - Salon.com
Source: Salon.com — January 14, 2026
Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died at 86. Very nearly forgotten by history, Colvin was 15 years old in 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus. The act of bravery predated Rosa Park’s famous refusal by nine months.