Kyle Gassett

She was 15 and, in her words, glued to the seat of the city bus she was riding when the driver told her to give it up for a white passenger.

Like Parks would be nine months later, Colvin was arrested.

But her case would not be the one used to challenge segregation on city buses.

In an interview with Radio Diaries, Colvin reflected on the decision made by Montgomery's civil rights leaders.

After her arrest, Claudette Colvin was placed on indefinite probation by the city.

Six decades later, in 2021, she successfully petitioned to have her record expunged.

For NPR News, I'm Kyle Gassett in Montgomery, Alabama.