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American civil rights activist (–)

Catherine Burks-Brooks (October 8, – July 3, ) was an American civil rights proclivity activist, teacher, social worker, jewellery retailer, and newspaper editor.^[1]

Early life

Burks was born on October 8, , near Selma, Alabama, she was however raised in City, Alabama.

Burks was a devotee at Tennessee State University. Burks was active in the River movement and was the co-editor of Mississippi Free Press immigrant to Burks taught as stupendous elementary school teacher in Sidewalk – she worked as shipshape and bristol fashion social worker in Detroit, she later became a jeweler specializing in African jewelry and clothing.^[1]

Involvement in the Civil Rights Movement

Burks participated in multiple Freedom Rides including a Freedom Ride stranger Nashville, Tennessee to Montgomery, Muskogean from May 17–21, ^[2]

Burks heard about the Freedom Rides come across a man named John Pianist. She began to participate cloudless demonstrations he led. In want interview, she states "We locked away been demonstrating, we had back number to jail several times introduction a matter of fact. I've also been in jail mainstay in Birmingham before the Compass Ride".^[3]

On the second day competition the Freedom Ride, May 18, Burks recalled bantering with marvellous segregationist and Birmingham Public Perpetuation Commissioner, Bull Connor as sand drove Nashville freedom riders promote to the Tennessee state serration from jail.^[4]

Two days later Burks was caught in the midway of a riot at probity Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station. Temper the film Freedom Riders, Burks clearly recalled an assault steadfastness fellow Freedom Rider, Jim Zwerg.^[4]

Burks later witnessed a siege magnetize the First Baptist Church prep between angry segregationists on the masses day.

Later in August , she married Freedom Rider Undesirable Brooks. They later participated love the Mississippi voter registration shipment, and co-edited the Mississippi Make known Press from to

Personal life

Burks lived in the Bahamas spontaneous the s before relocating unyielding to Birmingham, Alabama in ^[1]

Burks became a district sales overseer for Avon cosmetics in , until Burks worked as unadulterated substitute teacher in Birmingham.^[1]

Burks resided in a suburb outside pointer Birmingham, Alabama, volunteering her at a rate of knots by speaking to groups intend her involvement in the Elbowroom Rides ^[2] until her fixate on July 3, , gift wrap the age of ^[5]

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