Claudette Colvin was remembered at her funeral Saturday as a hero in life, and not just for her stance against Montgomery's ...

Inspired by the example of 19th century abolitionists, 15-year-old Colvin refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus ...

In 1955, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin, a student from a Black high school in Montgomery, Ala., refused to move from her bus seat. The forgotten civil rights activist died this week.

When I read the news of civil rights activist Claudette Colvin passing away this month, I looked at a list of other civil rights visionaries who have died who were, like Colvin, not as well known.

In 1955, at the age of 15, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks' act of defiance.

Claudette Colvin, who has died aged 86, emerged in the 2000s as an unsung hero of the American civil rights movement, having ...

Civil right figure Claudette Colvin has passed away of natural causes at the age of 86. People Magazine reported that Colvin died on the morning of January 13, 2026. Claudette Colvin was a mother to ...

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. Her death was announced Tuesday ...

Claudette Colvin, who challenged bus segregation at 15 before Rosa Parks, has died at 86. Her courage helped shape the civil ...

Civil Rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died, her family and foundation confirmed Tuesday afternoon.

As much as despair surrounds us, courage can be seen in the work of 805UndocuFund, the thousands of people who are showing up ...

Life of civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin honored by loved ones ...