The woman often compared to Rosa Parks is Claudette Colvin, who, at just 15 years old, refused to give up her bus seat to a white person in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Parks' famous act of defiance. Colvin was arrested for her actions, which were pivotal in the Civil Rights Movement. Despite her bravery, she did not receive the same recognition as Parks at the time, but her contribution is increasingly acknowledged in history.
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