Claudette Colvin, Civil rights pioneer and hidden figure of Montgomery Bus Boycott, dies at 86

Colvin’s act helped lead to the 1956 Supreme Court case that ultimately desegregated the Montgomery buses. Claudette Colvin, ...

Claudette Colvin dies at 86; months before Rosa Parks, civil rights activist refused to move seats on segregated bus

As a 15-year-old, Colvin refused to move after a bus driver complained that she was sitting near two white girls in violation ...

Claudette Colvin, teenage civil rights activist whose bus protest paved the way for Rosa Parks

Claudette Colvin, who has died aged 86, emerged in the 2000s as an unsung hero of the American civil rights movement, having ...
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Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies

Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died. She was 86. Her 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated ...
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Civil rights trailblazer Claudette Colvin dies at 86 after defying segregation before Rosa Parks

“I think they [the NAACP] were looking for the right person,” Colvin explained why her actions did not spark the boycott, in ...
PBS

Triumph: Tampa's Untold Chapter in the Civil Rights Movement

Set in 1960s Florida, this powerful documentary uncovers a hidden chapter of the Civil Rights Movement. A courageous group of Black high school students organized peaceful sit-ins at a downtown lunch ...
Football

Furious Celtic fans threaten boycott as civil war erupts with anger at 'breaking point'

Celtic are facing a potential boycott from supporters and the Celtic Fans Collective have called for a meeting with the club's acting chairman Brian Wilson....read full article ...