Civil Rights Trailblazer Claudette Colvin is Seeking to Have Her Arrest Record Expunged • EBONY

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Civil Rights Trailblazer Claudette Colvin is Seeking to Have Her Arrest Record Expunged • EBONY

Claudette Colvin, who was arrested at the age of 15 for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person in Montgomery, Alabama, is seeking to get her conviction expunged, CNN reports. According to Colvin's legal team, they plan to file a request with a Montgomery County court to clear her…

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