Claudette Colvin (1935- )

Claudette Colvin (1935- )

by FosterHannah | Mar 14, 2014 | African American History, People

Claudette Colvin, a nurse’s aide and Civil Rights Movement activist, was born on September 5, 1939, in Birmingham, Alabama. Her parents were Mary Jane Gadson and C.P. Austin, but she was raised by her great-aunt and great-uncle, Mary Ann and Q.P. Colvin. Claudette...