Claudette Colvin
Claudette Colvin (born 1940) is a black woman from Alabama. On March 2, 1955, she refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus to a white person, in violation of local law. Her arrest preceded civil rights activist Rosa Parks' (on December 1, 1955) by nine months.
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1940 - Black - Woman - Alabama - March 2 - 1955 - Montgomery - Bus - White person - Law - Arrest - Civil rights - Activist - Rosa Parks - December 1
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On May 11, 1956, Colvin testified in a Montgomery federal court hearing about her actions on the bus (Browder v. Gayle)...
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May 11 - 1956 - Testified - Federal court - Hearing - Browder v. Gayle
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