1955年,15岁的Claudette Colvin因拒绝将公共汽车座椅交给一名白人乘客而被捕,这是公民权利运动早期的一项重要行动。 In 1955, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger, a key early act in the civil rights movement.

1955年3月2日, 15岁的Claudette Colvin是阿拉巴马州蒙哥马利的黑人高中学生, 在Rosa Parks采取类似行动前九个月, On March 2, 1955, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin, a Black high school student in Montgomery, Alabama, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus, nine months before Rosa Parks' similar act. 她的被捕是民权运动的关键时刻,尽管她的贡献起初被蒙上阴影。 Her arrest was a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement, though her contribution was initially overshadowed. 她因殴打一名警官而被定罪,处于缓刑期,在判决结束时从未正式通知她。 She was convicted of assaulting a police officer, placed on probation, and never formally notified when it ended. 她的摊位激励了蒙哥马利公交车抵制。 Her stand helped inspire the Montgomery Bus Boycott.