Is Claudette Colvin Still Alive or Death?

Claudette Colvin is an American pioneer of the 1950s civil rights movement and retired nurse aide. She was arrested at the age of 15 in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus. This happened nine months before Rosa Park‘s incident.

Born Claudette Austin in Montgomery, Alabama, on September 5, 1939, to a financially unstable home. She was also a member of the NAACP Youth Council, where she formed a close friendship with Rosa Park.

Claudette was born in the deeply segregated south and was affected by the segregated seating in buses. On March 2, 1955, she was returning home from school and sat in the colored section of the bus. She was asked by the bus driver to stand up for a white passenger which she refused. Claudette was forcefully removed from the bus by two policemen.

Claudette did not get the recognition like Rosa Park allegedly because Rosa Park was a more appealing figure to use since she was light-skinned and had good hair. In November 2021, Claudette’s records were cleared and defiance was recognized as courageous.

Is Claudette Colvin Still Alive or Death?

Claudette Colvin is alive and lives in New York. In 2022, a biopic of Claudette titled Spark written by Niceole R. Levy was announced. This icon paved the way for Blacks to be free to go anywhere without segregation.