Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies - NPR
Source: NPR — January 13, 2026
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86.