The walkout at Burglund High School brought the McComb Movement to a fever pitch. The event was the result of the desire of some SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) members to engage in direct action protests. In late August of 1961, Burglund High students Ike Lewis and Brenda Travis were arrested for sitting in at the Greyhound bus terminal. They spent 30 days in jail. Upon their return to school on October 4, Burglund Principal Higgins refused to admit them. In protest, 116 students walked out and marched to city hall and were expelled.
Pictured: A black and white photograph of Burglund High School student Brenda Travis. She is seated on a dark couch, wears a white dress, and has her hands open in a mid-conversation gesture.
Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-135777
