Colvin's arrest for not giving up her seat on a segregated bus helped ignite the modern civil rights movement.
Colvin’s arrest for refusing to give up her seat to a white person on a segregated bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement in the US.
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Claudette Colvin, who helped to ignite the modern civil rights movement in the US after refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus, has died aged 86.
Colvin was 15 when she was arrested on a bus in Montgomery, nine months before Rosa Parks gained international fame for also refusing to give up her seat.
Claudette Colvin, US civil rights pioneer, dies at 86
Claudette Colvin, US civil rights pioneer, has died at 86
Claudette Colvin, US civil rights pioneer arrested for not giving up bus seat, dies aged 86
Claudette Colvin, civil rights pioneer, dies at 86
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