Hall of Fame Inductee
Dr. Catherine Burks-Brooks
Tennessee State University
About
Catherine Burks-Brooks, a Tennessee State University alumna, was a Freedom Rider beaten in Birmingham and later a Nashville educator and activist. She remained a public witness to the 1961 rides.
Accomplishments
- Freedom Rider attacked in Birmingham in 1961.
- Later a Nashville teacher and civil-rights speaker.
- Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in 2011.
Year of award
2011
Inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame — Civil Rights.