Claudette

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Claudette is the given name of Claudette Colvin, a pioneering African American civil rights activist who challenged bus segregation in Montgomery, Alabama, prior to Rosa Parks.

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Claudette canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African American
civil rights activist
human
arrestedFor refusing to surrender bus seat to a white passenger
arrestedIn Montgomery, Alabama NERFINISHED
arrestedOn 1955-03-02
BrowderVGayleOutcome U.S. Supreme Court affirmed ruling that bus segregation in Montgomery was unconstitutional
citizenshipStatus natural-born U.S. citizen
comparedWith Rosa Parks NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1939-09-05
education Booker T. Washington High School (Montgomery, Alabama) NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African Americans
familyName Colvin NERFINISHED
givenName Claudette NERFINISHED
hasNotableRecognition recognized as an early pioneer of the Montgomery bus boycott
historicalContext Jim Crow segregation in the American South NERFINISHED
inspired later civil rights activists
knownAs pioneering figure in the civil rights movement
languageSpoken English
legalAction Browder v. Gayle NERFINISHED
movement American civil rights movement
notableFor being a precursor to Rosa Parks in the Montgomery bus protest
challenging bus segregation laws in Montgomery, Alabama
refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama
occupation civil rights activist
nurse’s aide
opposed racial segregation on public transportation
partOf Montgomery bus desegregation struggle NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Montgomery, Alabama NERFINISHED
placeOfResidence Montgomery, Alabama NERFINISHED
race Black
religion Christianity
residedInLaterLife New York City NERFINISHED
roleInLegalCase plaintiff in Browder v. Gayle
sexOrGender female
subjectOf biographical books
documentaries
teenageAgeAtBusIncident 15

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Claudette Colvin givenName Claudette
Claudette Colbert givenName Claudette
Claudette Frady givenName Claudette
Claudette Robinson givenName Claudette