Local civil rights activist dies at 81

MCCOMB, Miss. (WLBT) – Local civil rights activist Brenda Travis has died. She was 81 years outdated.

As a teen in McComb, Travis made the choice to face in opposition to injustice, to push for voting rights and equality.

Her braveness led to a protest after her expulsion from college when she was 15 years outdated.

Travis was arrested for trying to buy a white bus ticket.

One group says her legacy reveals younger individuals are not too small to create change. Her story lives in each area the place we encourage kids to talk boldly, suppose freely, create fearlessly, and picture a extra simply future.

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