How did Aylene Quinn support the work of civil rights activists in McComb, Mississippi?
Mrs. Aylene Quinn, or Mama Quinn, as she was
affectionately called by SNCC workers, owned a small
restaurant on Summit Street, which became a center of
civil rights activity in the McComb Movement.
Her restaurant became the location for secret meetings
between the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO)
and local businessmen. They would arrive in the back of a
delivery truck and use passwords at a side entrance to
enter unnoticed. There, they organized food and housing
committees to assist the volunteers and raised enough
money to build a community center for Pike County.
o by working with them to help register voters
O by financially supporting them with her own money
O by providing them with a safe place to meet
O by helping them hide when they were in danger