Ruby D. Smith Robinson Biography, circa 1985
1983/1987
1980-1989
This is a biography of Ruby D. Smith Robinson from a Spelman publication. Ruby Doris Smith Robinson is recognized as an unsung heroine of Spelman College and the civil rights movement. At seventeen, she left college to actively participate in sit-ins and other demonstrations actively, becoming an integral part of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Robinson played a crucial role in the movement's early success and later contributed to the fight against sexism within the movement by organizing a group of women to address gender discrimination. 1 page.
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Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
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Ruby Doris Smith Robinson
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