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Jan 13 • 22:03 UTC • 🇪🇸 Spain • El Mundo

Claudette Colvin dies at 86, whose refusal to give up her seat on a segregated bus contributed to the start of the civil rights movement

Claudette Colvin, an African American civil rights icon known for refusing to give up her bus seat in Alabama in 1955, has passed away at the age of 86, as announced by her foundation.

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