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Brenda Travis
Sixteen year old jailed in 1961 for attempt to integrate McComb's bus terminal
First ever cross-school collaborative interview |
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Helen Crossley Robinson
Born in Summit, MS in 1916, 3 of her 7 children attended Burglund High School during the walkout in 1961 |
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Jacqueline Martin
Active in the 1961 student walkout at McComb's Burglund High School, she was arrested and jailed with other students |
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Joe Martin
Key leader of the 1961 student walkout at McComb's Burglund High School, he was arrested and jailed with other students |
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Birdie Lee Walker
Born in Amite County, MS in 1918, she was among the first African Americans in the county to register to vote |
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Emogene Bryant
Wife of the late C.C. Bryant, she sat at the center of civil rights actions in McComb |
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Patsy Ruth Butler
Born and raised in McComb, she witnessed and supported the student walkout at Burglund High School in 1961 |
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Lillie Mae Carstarphen
Participated in civil rights actions in McComb, Mississippi in the early 1960's voting rights drive |
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James Jenkins
Among the first 4 African Americans to integrate North Pike High School in Pike County, MS in 1965 |
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See interview with San Francisco attorney, Robert Rubin, in preparation for Urban School student interviews of civil rights veterans
See Interview Photos
See Micro-Documentary |
