Claudette Colvin’s bold stand comes into focus during Black History Month, highlighting young activists who helped shape the fight for civil rights.
Claudette Colvin, who as a teenager was arrested in 1955 after refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, has died.
Do you know about Claudette Colvin, the 15-year-old who refused to give up her seat nine months before Parks did?
Sarah Herbert talks about taking people to work during the Montgomery Bus Boycott in this interview from Aug. 28, 2005.