appeared at the early-1960s nonviolent protest that led to arrests and disciplinary action; she participated in the bus segregation protest where she attempted to buy a bus ticket designated for White passengers and was detained at Oakley facility before release with support from SNCC and Ella Baker. A native of McComb, Mississippi, she studied in North Carolina, and Connecticut, and California. Her work helped spark broader 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 […]
www.chattnewschronicle.comA 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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