Local Civil Rights Activist Brenda Travis Passes Away at 81 - SSBCrack News
A 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.
news.ssbcrack.comattended the 1961 peaceful high school walkout that resulted in arrests and disciplinary action; Brenda Travis participated in the bus segregation protest where she attempted to buy a bus ticket marked for White riders and detained briefly at Oakley Training School before being released with backing from SNCC and Ella Baker. From McComb, Mississippi, she studied in North Carolina, and Connecticut, and California. Her work helped spark broader sentiment against segregation.