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05/25/2026

We are very saddened to hear the news of the passing of Civil Rights activist Brenda Travis.

At the age of 15, Travis joined the Movement, protesting segregation and the murder of Herbert Lee. She went on to organize young people and lead the Burglund School Protest, which helped make McComb a center of Civil Rights activism in Mississippi. After being arrested for her work, Travis was released on condition that she leave the state, but that did not stop her activism.

To read more about this incredible woman, visit the Mississippi Encyclopedia or read her memoir, Mississippi’s Exiled Daughter: How My Civil Rights Baptism Under Fire Shaped My Life.

https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/brenda-travis/

Photo credit: Brenda L. Travis, June 2, 1962 (Photographer unknown, Library of Congress, Washington D.C. [LC-USZ62-135777])

05/25/2026

05/25/2026

On May 22, 1863, War Department General Order No. 143 officially established the Bureau of Colored Troops, creating a formal system for the recruitment, organization, and training of African American soldiers in the newly formed United States Colored Troops (USCT). More than 200,000 men would answer the call to serve, forever changing the course of American history.

This week, we honor their courage, sacrifice, and enduring legacy.

05/25/2026

J&J Travels, New Orleans in Partnership with Africatown Freedom Tours Presents

New Orleans to Mobile to Africatown
Book Train and Bus!
Bus Tour and Boat Tour Dates Available
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Bus Tours Starts 11 :15 -Pickup Downtown

05/25/2026

Looking for a summer camp that's fun, educational, and has hands on activities? Register now for Freedom Summer Camp at the Two Mississippi Museums! Camp begins July 6 –16 for rising sixth through eighth graders. Space is limited to 30 campers so make sure to register by June 19!
For more info, click the link: https://2mm.mdah.ms.gov/learn/families-communities

05/25/2026

in 1961, the first group of Freedom Riders with the Nashville Student Movement left Nashville on a bus bound for Birmingham, just three days after the mob violence that brought an end to the CORE sponsored Freedom Ride. The students initially rode as normal passengers following segregation laws, to avoid drawing attention until they reached Birmingham. Just as their bus crossed the city line, it was pulled over by police, who immediately arrested two Freedom Riders—Jim Zwerg and Paul Brooks, who had insisted on sitting as an in*******al pair. Few of the other Riders were surprised by twenty-two-year-old Paul Brooks’s insistence on violating segregation laws, as he had a reputation for being one of the most outspoken activists of the Nashville Movement. His fellow Freedom Riders would follow him and Jim Zwerg into Birmingham’s jails when the rest of them were arrested after arriving at the bus station.

05/25/2026

Trace legendary Black stories in Mobile, AL.

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05/25/2026

Do you want to help us tell the Evers stories? Volunteer with us! We have openings to fit any interest!

For more information, call 601-559-2962 or email [email protected]

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