| Title | Date Created | Author | Creator | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Voices of the Student Movement", Chronology of Events, 1990 | 1990 | Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights | A detailed timeline of the Atlanta University Center Civil Rights Movement in chronological order. It starts on February 1, 1960, with four North Carolina A&T State University students participating in a Sit-In protest at Woolworth lunch counter. After that incident, students from the Atlanta University Center organized the Committee on Appeal for Human Rights. Then the timeline describes events from February 1, 1960, to September 26, 1961, when downtown lunch counters were desegregated. 2 pages. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, African Americans--Segregation, Protest movements | Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism | |
| Ruby D. Smith and Group Hold Demonstration for William Lewis Moore, circa 1963 | 1961/1965 | Ruby D. Smith and unidentified people kneel and pray with protest signs for William Lewis Moore, a CORE member who was shot in Keener Alabama during a protest march. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Protest movements, Groups and organization | Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism | ||
| Ruby D. Smith and Group Hold Demonstration for William Lewis Moore, circa 1963 | 1961/1965 | People form a line and hold hands with protest signs for William Lewis Moore, a CORE member who was shot in Keener, Alabama, during a protest march. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Protest movements | Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism | ||
| Demonstration for William Lewis Moore, circa 1963 | 1961/1965 | People form a line and hold hands with protest signs for William Lewis Moore, a CORE member who was shot in Keener, Alabama, during a protest march. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, Protest movements | Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism | ||
| Demonstration for William Lewis Moore, circa 1963 | 1961/1965 | People form a line and hold hands with protest signs for William Lewis Moore, a CORE member who was shot in Keener, Alabama, during a protest march. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Protest movements, Groups and organization | Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism | ||
| Demonstration for William Lewis Moore, circa 1963 | 1961/1965 | People form a line and hold hands with protest signs for William Lewis Moore, a CORE member who was shot in Keener, Alabama, during a protest march. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Protest movements, Groups and organization | Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism | ||
| Letter to Mother From Ruby D. Smith, June 10, 1961 | 1961-06-10 | Smith, Ruby Doris | To her mother, the letter is from Ruby Doris Smith in Hinds County Jail, Jackson, Mississippi. Smith was in jail for taking part in the Freedom Rides. 2 pages. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American women, Protest movements | Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism | |
| The Atlanta Inquirer, February 11, 1961 | 1961-02-11 | Articles in the Atlanta Inquirer about the Atlanta Student Movement, including the jail not bail demonstration and Ruby Doris Smith's arrest and jailing. 2 pages. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Protest movements | Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism | ||
| Ruby D. Smith Getting out of Jail, 1961 | 1961 | FIX DESCRIPTION TO MATCH title | African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Protest movements, African American women | Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism | ||
| Ruby D. Smith, circa 1962 | 1960/1964 | Ruby D. Smith holds signs with other college students [poor original image quality]. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Protest movements, African American women | Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism | ||
| Ruby D. Smith, circa 1962 | 1960/1964 | Ruby D. Smith talks with other college students [poor original image quality]. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Protest movements, African American women | Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism | ||
| "An Endorsement In Support of Human Dignity", circa 1962 | 1960/1964 | An excerpt from a newspaper advertisement in support of human dignity written by the Atlanta Committee for Cooperative Action. The letter commends the peaceful efforts of Atlanta University Center students in their pursuit of equal treatment as citizens and human beings. The students' activities included an appeal for human rights, requests for food service, picketing, and a march to the State Capitol. The committee endorses the students' objectives and calls upon all individuals in public office, business, education, and civic life to work towards a community that values brotherhood and Christian justice for all. 1 page. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Protest movements | Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism | ||
| Protesters With Signs, circa 1960 | 1960/1962 | Three women wear signs in protest saying, "Don't Buy Segregation" and "Don't Buy Here" during demonstration in Atlanta. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Protest movements, African American women | Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism | ||
| Couple Sitting at Lunch Counter, circa 1961 | 1960/1962 | A man and a woman sit at an otherwise empty lunch counter. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, Protest movements | Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism | ||
| COAHR Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights Minutes, December 2, 1960 | 1960-12-02 | Committee on the Appeal of Human Rights | The Committee on the Appeal for Human Rights met on December 2, 1960, and discussed the lack of personnel and the need to hit Walgreens early in the morning. The committee also noted that some members needed to follow policies, but overall, the organization was working smoothly and profiting from the previous day's mistakes. The committee is also suggested to take the suggestions of research and action committees before going into anything blindly and adhere to sit policies placed by the committees. 4 pages. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Protest movements, Meetings | Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism | |
| "Jail, No Bail Group In Jail, Cheerful, Confident", October 24, 1960 | 1960-10-24 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and student leader Lonnie King, along with other members of the sit-in group, refuse bail following their arrest for violating the state�s trespass law in Fulton County on Wednesday. On Wednesday at 9:00 AM, around 200 students gathered on the Atlanta University campus to break into 11 groups and go to specific eating facilities in the city, marking the beginning of the sit-ins. After being arrested for disturbing the peace, the students remained calm even as they were held in the modern Jefferson Street prison. 2 pages. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Protest movements, African American students | Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism | ||
| Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee "Now!" Poster, circa 1960 | 1958/1962 | Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee | A Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) poster depicting students in a crowd with arms extended and clapping. | African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Protest movements | Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism |
Aug 7, 2023
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism
The Mary Ann Smith Wilson - Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism spans the dates 1948-2008 with the bulk of the material dated 1960-1967. The collection documents both Ruby Doris Smith Robinson's and Mary Ann Smith Wilson's participation in the civil rights movement and the organizations with which they were affiliated. Although the collection documents both sisters' activities, the bulk of the collection reflects Ruby Doris Smith Robinson’s activism activities in the civil rights movement. Also included in the collection are photographs, correspondences, news articles, programs, reports, and flyers.
At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library, we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
