Unsung US civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin dies, aged 86 - Al Jazeera

Written By Ashley Roseboro

Source: Al Jazeera — January 14, 2026

Unsung US civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin dies, aged 86 Colvin’s arrest for refusing to give up her seat to a white person on a segregated bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement in the US.

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