Claudette Colvin was a pioneer for the 1950s civil rights movement and retired nurse aid. On March 2, 1955 Claudette was arrested at age 15 in Montgomery for refusing her seat to a white woman on a over crowded, segregated bus
Claudette Colvin (born Claudette Austin, September 5, 1939) is a pioneer of the 1950s civil rights movement and retired nurse aide. On March 2, 1955, she was arrested at the age of 15 in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus.
