Claudette Colvin was 15 years old in 1955 when she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Public transportation was segregated in the city and Colvin was told ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Often overshadowed by the more widely-known story of Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin's bravery on March 2, 1955, was a powerful testament to the spirit of resistance and the ...

Michelle Hofmann is an Emmy Award winning KRIS 6 News Anchor and Reporter who is passionate about advocating for the communities she serves. Before Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin took a stand by staying ...

It’s arguably a sin of history, let alone Black History Month, that many people are unfamiliar with Claudette Colvin. She was Rosa Parks before Rosa Parks was Rosa Parks. Unfortunately, Colvin is just ...

Many people know Rosa Parks as a civil rights icon who refused to give up her seat to a white passenger and move to the back of the bus. Parks’s action led to the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott.

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NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) is honoring a civil rights movement pioneer by waiving transit fares for Claudette Colvin Day, on Thursday, Sept. 5. Riders can ride at ...

Claudette Colvin (b. 1939) was a pioneer of the African American Civil Rights Movement. On March 2, 1955, she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in segregated Montgomery, Alabama, ...