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Aurelia Shines Browder Coleman (January 29, 1919 – February 4, 1971) was an African-American civil rights activist in Montgomery, Alabama. In April 1955, almost eight months before the arrest of Rosa Parks and a month after the arrest of Claudette Colvin, she was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white rider.
16 de jun. de 2011 · Aurelia Browder was one of the four African American women who challenged Montgomery's segregated bus system in 1955. Their case, Browder v. Gayle, led to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended bus segregation in 1956.
Aurelia Browder was one of the four African American women who challenged the segregation of Montgomery buses in 1956. She and her lawyers won the case in the U.S. Supreme Court, which ended the Montgomery bus boycott and integrated the bus system.
Aurelia Browder was one of the four women who sued the city of Montgomery for bus segregation in 1956, challenging the doctrine of separate but equal. Her case, Browder v. Gayle, was a landmark victory for racial justice and a catalyst for the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Aurelia Browder was a Montgomery woman, W. A. Gayle was the mayor of Montgomery. On June 5, 1956, the District Court ruled that "the enforced segregation of black and white passengers on motor buses operating in the City of Montgomery violates the Constitution and laws of the United States" because the conditions deprived people of ...
Aurelia S. Browder was the lead plaintiff in the landmark case Browder v. Gayle, which challenged the segregation of Montgomery buses. Learn more about her life, the case, and the resources related to her story.
1 de dic. de 2023 · They were 15-year-old Claudette Colvin, 18-year-old Mary Louise Smith, 36-year-old Aurelia Browder and Susie McDonald, who was around her seventies at the time of her arrest. They became the...
