An American Hero has passed:
(Gifted article, no paywall) Catherine Burks-Brooks, 83, Freedom Rider Who Had the Last Word, Dies
She was among a small group of students who restarted the Freedom Rides after the first attempt ended in violence and nearly destroyed the movement.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/us/catherine-burks-brooks-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=YJLpBeXZ3zvUT0StFgoHyE7M-C_4-qtQntiXGlTL2S_SAk5P2ZGxzblWpBMvwsq16fkYNNBMa14FamKXodUw0ac6jQmhip0W7OL6B559kqTOtQzym7IcfV7TFTRAB22SNRQw_V_OtZV1-zxHDACy2wzEsPy7dmlFdGtP6_9CanXDSt6J-Q1sevIW5uCSDjcJ3QBrI_vVbAqZ41T234CKcoc0lKcv8t8juaxaJER2beBbLQnvEc-EzvUMsrp2om8f7TtigHkHMwR16024uUE9S64rlF_83jrRFJGRiRhFkihvx4QdBAGXJHpQPSKnEsoD64Hcr81dphtpusStKcLT&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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