Mississippi civil rights pioneer Brenda Travis, jailed at 15, dies at 81

Mississippi civil rights pioneer Brenda Travis, jailed at 15, dies at 81

Civil rights icon Brenda Travis was jailed at 15 for sitting at an all-white lunch counter in McComb and leading protests. She died Sunday at age 81.

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