Britt, Travis

Authoritative Name:

Britt, Travis

Biography:

Travis O. Britt was a twenty-seven year old cafeteria worker in Washington, DC when he was arrested for his participation in the Freedom Rides. As part of the Freedom Ride Britt rode on the Illinois Central Railroad from New Orleans, Louisiana to Jackson, Mississippi where he was arrested with nine others on 8 June 1961. Britt later married fellow freedom rider Gwendolyn T. Greene.

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9 items in 2 collections (expand all)

Lipsky--SNCC, Mississippi, New Jersey (Michael Lipsky and David J. Olson Papers, 1935-1981; Z: Accessions, M96-024, Box 1, Folder 6)

Creator:: Lipsky, Michael
Date of Original:: 1963/1964
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

SAVF-Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) papers (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 46, Folder 47)

Creator:: Council of Federated Organizations
Date of Original:: 1930/2002
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

SAVF-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 47, Folder 13)

Creator:: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Date of Original:: 1930/2002
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

SAVF-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 48, Folder 1)

Creator:: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Date of Original:: 1930/2002
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

SAVF-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 48, Folder 4)

Creator:: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Date of Original:: 1930/2002
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

SAVF-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 48, Folder 7)

Creator:: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Date of Original:: 1930/2002
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Travis O. Britt following his arrest for his participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 June 8

Creator:: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:: 1961-06-08
Collection:: Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History