Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a segregated bus, dies aged 86

Claudette Colvin in 2009 (Julie Jacobson/PA)

Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died aged 86.

Her death was announced on Tuesday by the Claudette Colvin Legacy Foundation. Ashley Roseboro of the Foundation said she died in Texas.