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Claudette Colvin

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

An African American woman who at age 15 refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks, and became a plaintiff challenging segregation laws.

AP course connection

Topic 4.4: 4.4 Discrimination, Segregation, and the Origins of the Civil Rights Movement

Unit 4

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