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September 5, 1939

Claudette Colvin Born

Born September 5, 1939, Claudette Colvin was 15 years old when she was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, in March 1955. Her case was used in the federal lawsuit Browder v. Gayle, which ultimately ended bus segregation.

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People: Claudette Colvin
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1. Claudette Colvin - National Women's History Museum

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