was seen at the early-1960s peaceful high school walkout that resulted in arrests and expulsion; Brenda Travis took part in the bus segregation protest where she tried to purchase a ticket marked for White riders and detained briefly at Oakley facility before release with backing from SNCC and Ella Baker. From McComb, Mississippi, she studied in North Carolina, Connecticut, and California. Her activism helped catalyze public sentiment against segregation.
Wow, she’s Black, she’s beautiful, plus she’s….oh wait, do I know this lady? Was she a former teacher, college classmate or, I hesitate to ask, a distant relative? Those were the questions that darted through my mind when, during my research for something for African American History Month, I came across a picture of […]
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kids.kiddle.coA significant loss has been felt in the community of McComb, Mississippi, with the passing of local civil rights activist Brenda Travis at the age of 81.
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