Claudette Colvin was 15 years old in 1955 when she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. This happened just months before Rosa Parks would make the same protest, sparking what became the Montgomery Bus Boycott. In this episode of Clarified, we highlight Claudette Colvin's contributions to our country's history. | Very Local

Civil rights trailblazer Claudette Colvin has died. She was 86. In 1955, Colvin, at just 15 years old, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. The incident occurred nine months before Rosa Parks gained international fame for refusing to give up her seat. The boycott that followed led to a federal lawsuit that outlawed racial segregation on Montgomery's buses, with Colvin serving as a plaintiff and star witness. "Most people ask, 'Why didn't you g