Aurelia Browder

Aurelia Shines Browder Coleman (1919-1971) was the lead plaintiff in the Browder v. Gayle legal case that ended the Montgomery bus boycott. Coleman was a Montgomery native who graduated from Alabama State University with a bachelor of science degree and was actively involved in the boycott, serving as a volunteer driver for people needing transportation.

Portrait of Aurelia Browder, Alabama civil rights activist
Photo courtesy of Alabama State University, Archives and Special Collections
Portrait of Aurelia Browder, Alabama civil rights activist