Black History Month aims to celebrate the achievements of African American icons who have changed the course of history, but not all are afforded the same recognition.
Few know about the contributions of Claudette Colvin, who was just 15 years old when she refused to give her seat on the bus to a white passenger, months before Rosa Parks sparked the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955.
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