Today, we celebrate the birthday of Jimmy Travis, whose courage helped drive some of SNCC's earliest and most dangerous voter registration campaigns in Mississippi. Even after surviving a 1963 shooting, he returned to work and kept organizing.

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Today marks the birthday of Avon Rollins, a lifelong freedom fighter, SNCC organizer, & community leader. From desegregation protests in Knoxville to direct action campaigns, he dedicated his life to justice & preserving Black history.

📷️ SNCC Digital Gateway & Knox News
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