who was the first black woman who refused to give up her seat
Claudette Colvin Claudette Colvin (born September 5, 1939) is a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement. On March 2, 1955, she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in segregated Montgomery, Alabama, nine months prior to Rosa Parks.
Alice Coachman Alice Coachman Davis (November 9, 1923 â€“ July 14, 2014) was an American athlete. She specialized in high jump and was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal.[1]