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Colvin, Claudette, 1939-

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Biography:

At the age of fifteen, Colvin, a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Youth Council, openly refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery segregated bus to a white passenger on March 2, 1955. Her arrest preceded the arrest of Parks by nine months.

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Colvin, Claudette, 1939-

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Testimony from Aurelia S. Browder et al. v. W. A. Gayle, et al., No 1147

Creator:: United States. District Court (Alabama : Middle District)
Date of Original:: 1956
Collection:: Civil Case Files, 1938-1995, Records of the District Courts of the United States
Contributing Institution:: United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Atlanta Branch