Claudette Colvin, a Black teenager in Montgomery, refused to give up her seat under segregated bus practices and was arrested. Her action preceded Rosa Parks’ arrest and the citywide boycott....
Lawyers filed Browder v. Gayle against the laws enforcing segregated buses. Aurelia Browder, Susie McDonald, Claudette Colvin, Mary Louise Smith and initially Jeanatta Reese brought experiences of...
