Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86

Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — 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 by the Claudette Colvin Legacy Foundation. Ashley D. Roseboro of the organ...

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