Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Claudette Colvin, a civil rights activist who was arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up her bus seat to a White woman in segregated Alabama, has died, according to her foundation. She was 86.
"It is with profound sadness that the Claudette Colvin Foundation and family announced the passing of Claudette Colvin, a beloved mother, grandmother and civil rights pioneer," the Claudette Colvin Foundation said in a statement Tuesday.
"She leaves behind a legacy of courage that helped change the course of American history."
The cause of death was not stated.
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