Biography
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kids.kiddle.coappeared at the early-1960s peaceful high school walkout that resulted in arrests and expulsion; she took part in the bus station protest where she attempted to buy a bus ticket designated for White passengers and detained briefly at Oakley Training School before being released with support 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.