Biography
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kids.kiddle.coattended the 1961 nonviolent protest that resulted in arrests and disciplinary action; she took part in the bus segregation protest where she attempted to buy a bus ticket marked for White riders and was detained at Oakley Training School before being released with backing from SNCC and Ella Baker. A native of McComb, Mississippi, she pursued education in North Carolina, Connecticut, and California. Her activism helped catalyze public sentiment against segregation.