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Claudette Colvin, US civil rights pioneer, has died at 86
Colvin had been studying Black history in school on March 2, 1955, when she was detained after she refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a bus in Montgomery – the same city where Rosa Parks' protest made headlines. She 'leaves behind a legacy of courage that helped change the course of American history,' her foundation said.
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ansa.it
È morta Claudette Colvin, simbolo dei diritti civili negli Stati Uniti - Notizie - Ansa.it
Fu arrestata nel 1955 in Alabama per aver violato le leggi sulla segregazione razziale su un autobus (ANSA)
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Claudette Colvin, US civil rights pioneer, dies at 86
Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person months before the famous case of Rosa Parks.
