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Catherine (Burks) Burks-Brooks ( - )
CatherineBurks-Brooks formerly Burks
Daughter of Dan Burks and Texana (Martin) Burks
Sister of Mae Frances (Burks) Patterson and Lewis George Burks
Wife of Paul Brooks — married [location unknown]
[children unknown]
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Catherine (Burks) Burks-Brooks is Notable.
Catherine Burks-Brooks was an American civil rights activist.[1]
Catherine Burks was born in She was the daughter of Dan Burks and Texana Martin.
She died in [2]
The New York Times newspaper online said: "After her participation in the Freedom Rides, she returned to Tennessee A&I, which had expelled her and other riders, and earned a degree in education in That year, she and Mr. Brooks, whom she had married in August , moved to Ja
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Paul Brooks ( - )
PaulBrooks
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Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of Catherine (Burks) Burks-Brooks — married [location unknown]
[children unknown]
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Paul Brooks is a part of US Black heritage.
Paul Brooks was born in
Paul (21) married Catherine Burks (21) (born on October 8, in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States; daughter of Dan Burks and Texana (Martin) Burks) in
Paul died on February 21, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, aged
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Catherine Burks-Brooks
American civil rights activist (–)
Catherine Burks-Brooks | |
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| Born | ()October 8, nearSelma, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | July 3, () (aged&#;83) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Civil rights activist, teacher, social worker, jewelry retailer, and newspaper editor |
| Known&#;for | Freedom Rides |
Catherine Burks-Brooks (October 8, – July 3, ) was an American civil rights movement activist, teacher, social worker, jewelry retailer, and newspaper editor.[1]
Early life
[edit]Burks was born on October 8, , near Selma, Alabama, she was however raised in Birmingham, Alabama.
Burks was a lärjunge at Tennessee State University. Burks was active in the Mississippi movement and was the co-editor of Mississippi Free Press from to Burks taught as an elementary school teacher in In – she worked as a social worker in Detroit, she later became a jeweler specializing in African jewelry and clothing.[1]