Claudette Colvin, Early Civil Rights Pioneer Who Preceded Rosa Parks, Dies at 86
TL;DR Summary
Claudette Colvin, who at age 15 refused to give up her Montgomery bus seat nine months before Rosa Parks and helped spark the desegregation of U.S. buses, has died at 86. Her 1955 arrest remained largely unknown for decades, and she later became a nurse in New York; the following year the Supreme Court ruled to end bus segregation, and her legacy is honored by the Claudette Colvin Legacy Foundation in Texas.
Topics:top-news#civil-rights#claudette-colvin#desegregation#montgomery-bus-boycott#rosa-parks#society
- Claudette Colvin, US civil rights pioneer, dies at 86 BBC
- Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86 CNN
- Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies NPR
- Civil rights hero Claudette Colvin dies at age 86 Montgomery Advertiser
- Claudette Colvin, unsung civil rights pioneer, dies at 86 The Washington Post
Reading Insights
Total Reads
0
Unique Readers
7
Time Saved
1 min
vs 2 min read
Condensed
80%
365 → 72 words
Want the full story? Read the original article
Read on BBC