Catherine Burks Brooks
Dublin Core
Title
Catherine Burks Brooks
Subject
Civil rights movements--Alabama—Birmingham
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Freedom Rides, 1961
The Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (Atlanta,GA.)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Description
Catherine Burks Brooks discusses getting involved with Movement after attending Tennessee State University. She participated in the Freedom Rides and spent almost 30 days in Parchman Farm (Mississippi State Penitentiary). She received recognition from Dr. King for her activism.
Date
1996-04-29
Format
video
Identifier
19960429B
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Horace Huntley
Interviewee
Catherine Burks Brooks
OHMS Object
Interview Keyword
Parchman Farm
Files
Collection
Citation
“Catherine Burks Brooks,” BCRI Oral History Collection, accessed April 19, 2024, https://bcriohp.org/items/show/54.