Claudette Colvin, US civil rights pioneer, dies at 86 - BBC

Source: BBC — January 13, 2026

Claudette Colvin, US civil rights pioneer, dies at 86 Claudette Colvin, who helped end racial segregation in the US by refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person, has died. She was 86 years old.

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