Key Takeaways - At age 15, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus, months before Rosa Parks. - She became one of four plaintiffs in Browder v. Gayle, the case that ended bus segregation in Montgomery.

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Reviewed by: Pat Byington Claudette Colvin, trailblazing civil rights pioneer, dies at 86 Reading time: 4 minutes Claudette Colvin, an early pioneer of the civil rights movement who helped set the stage for the Montgomery Bus Boycott, has died at the age of 86.

Bus segregation challenger Claudette Colvin dies at 86 WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.

By Kimberly Chandler | Associated Press 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.

Nearly 10 months before Rosa Parks’s famous act of defiance, a 15-year-old Black girl named Claudette Colvin had already refused to surrender her seat on a segregated bus on March 2, 1955. Even as the police arrived, the high school student refused to move, holding her ground.

Civil Rights pioneer Claudette Colvin dies at 86 Montgomery Civil Rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died at 86. Her death was announced by the Claudette Colvin Foundation and her family.

18:03 News Story Claudette Colvin, who challenged Alabama’s segregation laws, dies at 86 As a 15-year-old, Colvin refused to give her seat to a white passenger. Her challenge presaged Rosa Parks’ and helped integrate Montgomery’s buses.

Claudette Colvin, civil rights champion arrested for not giving up bus seat in Alabama, dies at 86 Claudette Colvin, a civil rights champion arrested for not giving up her bus seat for a White woman in 1955, has died at the age of 86, her family and foundation announced Tuesday.

Breaking news: Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who refused to give up her seat on a segregated city bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months...

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...

Civil Rights legend Claudette Colvin dies at 86 Colvin refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus nine months before Rosa Parks grabbed the nation’s attention for the same action MONTGOMERY, Ala.

Breaking News: Claudette Colvin, who at 15 refused to give her seat on the bus to a white woman in Alabama, has died at 86.

African-American activist Claudette Colvin, whose arrest for refusing to give up seat on a segregated bus preceded Rosa Parks’ more famous stance, has died. She was 86.

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