Claudette Colvin became a symbol of courage in the fight for civil rights when, at just 15 years old, she refused to surrender her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus, an act that would help dismantle Jim Crow laws and reshape the course of U.S. history. Born on September 5, 1939, in Birmingham, Alabama, Claudette … Continue reading Claudette Colvin: The Teenager Who Challenged Segregation and Changed American History