Claudette Colvin Dies at 86 After Pioneering USA Civil Rights

Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin passed away at age 86 decades after her arrest for refusing to give up a bus seat sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.Her 1955 protest in Alabama occurred nine months before the famous action by Rosa Parks and led to her role as a lead plaintiff in the Supreme Court case ending transit segregation.The resulting legal victory overturned discriminatory laws across the USA and established a foundation for the broader movement for racial equality.