Claudette Colvin

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Ruby Bridges
February 2, 2022
From fighting for racial justice to conquering the business world, these young Black trailblazers all broke barriers before turning 20.
Civil Rights Icon Claudette Colvin Attempts To Clear Her Legal Record 60 Years Later
December 16, 2021
Colvin refused to give her bus seat to a White person on March 2, 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks…
October 30, 2021
Claudette Colvin's fight to remove arrest records from protesting 70 years ago could lead to more expungements for activists.
Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin
October 26, 2021
A legal team representing Colvin says it plans to file paperwork to have the now-82-year-old woman's arrest from 1955 expunged.
February 15, 2016
Growing up, the monotony and one-dimensionality of Black History Month was utterly frustrating. Being one of few African Americans in…