Often overshadowed by the more widely-known story of Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin's bravery on March 2, 1955, was a powerful testament to the spirit of resistance and the pursuit of justice.

Claudette Colvin co-wrote the book, about bus boycotts and a case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, with Portland writer Phillip Hoose. You are able to gift 5 more articles this month.

Claudette Colvin and three other black students were told on March 2nd, 1955 in downtown Montgomery to give up their seats, but Colvin refused. Then, Colvin was arrested and put on indefinite ...

To the editor: Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Claudette Colvin, Bessie Coleman, Ruby Bridges. Some of these names might be familiar to you, and others you might never have heard before. These ...

Take Claudette Colvin, who, at the age of 15, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, months before Rosa Parks. Though her story was largely overshadowed, Colvin’s ...

The work of people like Claudette Colvin, Rosa Parks, Dr Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X led to the passing of civil rights acts and Supreme Court rulings to end segregation. These judgments ...

The Parkland Teens Are Part Of A Long Line Of Kids Who Led Social Change The brave group of Florida high school students leading the fight for gun control are carrying on a long legacy of kids ...