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US civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin dies

Claudette Colvin dies at 86; months before Rosa Parks, civil rights activist refused to move seats on segregated bus

WASHINGTON (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.

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Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86

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Claudette Colvin, US civil rights pioneer arrested for not giving up bus seat, dies aged 86

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

Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus helped ignite the modern civil rights movement, has died at age 86, her foundation confi...

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Claudette Colvin, who challenged Alabama’s segregation laws, dies at 86

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Claudette Colvin, civil rights icon arrested for not giving up bus seat, dies at 86

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Quote of the day by Rosa Parks: 'The only tired I was, was tired of...'

Rosa Parks' powerful quote, "The only tired I was, was tired of giving in," transcends physical exhaustion to represent a profound moral weariness with injustice. Her quiet act of defiance on a Montgomery bus in 1955,

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SporTran honors Rosa Parks with reserved bus seats on 70th anniversary

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - SporTran is reserving seats for Rosa Parks on all its buses to mark the 70th anniversary of her refusal to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Ala. Parks sat on a bus seat in Montgomery on Dec. 1, 1955, a pivotal point in the Civil ...

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MLK Neighborhood Association honors the legacy of Rosa Parks on bus boycott anniversary

SHREVEPORT, La. — Seventy years ago today, Rosa Parks sat on a Montgomery bus in protest of segregation, sparking a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement. On Friday, the MLK Neighborhood Association and SporTran honored Parks with an event called ...