Title |
Date Created |
Author |
Description |
Subject |
Collection |
Celebration of Life Program for Ruby Doris Smith Robinson, November 3, 2007 |
2007-03-11 |
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"Celebration of Life" Program for Ruby Doris Smith Robinson hosted by Spelman College Departments of Education and Sociology and Save Our Children Global Network Inc. 3 pages. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American women, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, African American student movements |
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism |
Celebration of Life Flyer for Ruby Doris Smith Robinson, November 3, 2007 |
2007-03-11 |
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Flyer for the "Celebration of Life" Program for Ruby Doris Smith Robinson hosted by Spelman College Departments of Education and Sociology and Save Our Children Global Network Inc. 1 page. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American women, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, African American student movements |
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism |
Book Review for "Soon We Will Not Cry" by Cynthia Fleming, 1998 |
1998 |
Fleming, Cynthia G., 1949- |
Book review of "Soon We Will Not Cry: The Liberation of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson" by Cynthia Fleming. Review by Angela Brown Terrell in Spelman's Messenger Magazine Summer/Fall 1998 Issue. 2 pages. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American women, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, African American student movements |
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism |
Kaji Spellman Interview With Karen Spellman, December 16, 1997 |
1997-12-16 |
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Article in Scholastic's "Oh Freedom - Kids Talk About the Civil Rights Movement with the People Who Made it Happen." Kaji Spellman with her mother Karen Spellman who mentions Ruby Doris Smith as her favorite civil rights leader. 4 pages. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations |
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism |
"Soon We Will Not Cry: The Liberation of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson", circa 1998 |
1996/2000 |
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Meet the Author Flyer for Cynthia Griggs Fleming for her book, "Soon We Will Not Cry: The Liberation of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson", books provided by WordsWorth Booksellers. 1 page. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American women, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, African American student movements |
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism |
"Soon We Will Not Cry: The Liberation of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson", circa 1998 |
1996/2000 |
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Meet the Author Flyer for Cynthia Griggs Fleming for her book "Soon We Will Not Cry: The Liberation of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson", books provided by WordsWorth Booksellers. 1 page. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American women, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, African American student movements |
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism |
"Soon We Will Not Cry: The Liberation of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson", circa 1998 |
1996/2000 |
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Book promotion flyer for "Soon We Will Not Cry: The Liberation of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson" by Cynthia Griggs Fleming. 1 page. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American women, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, African American student movements |
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism |
Letter to Cynthia Fleming From Jerry Thornberry, April 24, 1994 |
1994-04-21 |
Thornberry, Jerry |
Correspondence from Jerry Thornberry at the Gilman School to Cynthia Flemming at the University of Tennessee. Thornberry thanks Flemming for her essay on Ruby Doris Smith that he assigned to his Black History Class, and discusses it's effect on his students. 1 page. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations |
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism |
"Black Women Activists and The Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee", 1993 |
1993 |
Fleming, Cynthia G., 1949- |
Article in the Journal of Women's History, "Black Women Activists and The Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee: The Case of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson" by Cynthia Griggs Fleming. 19 pages. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations |
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism |
Spelman Convocation Program for Ruby Doris Smith Robinson, September 12, 1991 |
1991-09-12 |
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Spelman Convocation Program for Ruby Doris Smith Robinson, September 12, 1991 with opening remarks by Tiffany Patterson and the main address by Dr. Cynthia Fleming. Convocation was part of the Living and Learning Program in the Fall Semester of 1991-92. 4 pages. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American women, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, African American student movements |
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism |
Letter to Toure Robinson From Elaine Williams, November 30, 1990 |
1990-11-30 |
Williams, Elaine |
Correspondence from Elaine Williams, special collections assistant at Robert Woodruff Library to Toure Robinson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson's son about growing the Ruby Doris Smith Collection at the library. Attached is a copy of the article written by Williams and sent to Mary Ann Smith about Ruby Doris. 3 pages. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations |
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism |
Letter to Mary Ann Smith Wilson From Cynthia Fleming, January 17, 1990 |
1990-01-17 |
Fleming, Cynthia G., 1949- |
Correspondence from Cynthia Fleming at the University of Tennessee to Dr. Mary Ann Smith Wilson attaching snippets of books that mention Ruby Doris Smith. 6 pages. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations |
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism |
Tribute to Ruby Doris Smith by Catherine Smith Robinson, circa 1989 |
1988/1990 |
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Tribute presentation notes about Ruby Doris Smith by sister Catherine Robinson, addressed to Spelman College Departments of Education and Sociology, and her organization Save Our Children Global Network. 3 pages. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American women, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, African American student movements |
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism |
Tributes to Ruby Doris Smith in SAGE, 1988 |
1988 |
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Tributes in Sage's student supplement issue by co-editors Deborah Parms and Jennifer Freeman. A personal tribute by Susan D. Mitchell, and the article "A 'Heartbeat' for Liberation: The Reclamation of Ruby Doris Smith" by Jacqueline Jones Royster. 5 pages. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations |
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism |
"Personal Glimpses", September 1987 |
1987-09 |
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Readers Digest "Personal Glimpses" article where Charlayne Hunter-Gault recalls Ruby Doris Smith's student activism, and her quote "Don't forget why you're here." 1 page. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations |
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism |
"Black Women Achievements Against The Odds" Calendar, circa 1983 |
1982/1985 |
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"Black Women Achievements Against The Odds", a calendar for 1984-86. Ruby Doris Smith is highlighted in March 1985 as a leading Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee member. 2 pages. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations |
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism |
"For Ruby Doris, Hopefully", April 9, 1981 |
1981-04-09 |
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"For Ruby Doris, Hopefully" excerpts from the keynote speech of Charlayne Hunter-Gault at the Centennial Dinner, April 9, 1981 in the Spelman Messenger 1981 Celebration Issue. Hunter-Gault discusses Ruby Doris's story, and impact on her personal life. 3 pages. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American women, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations, African American student movements |
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism |
Letter to Alice Smith From Bernice Johnson Reagon, May 25, 1979 |
1979-05-25 |
Reagon, Bernice Johnson, 1942- |
Correspondence from Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, Culture Historian at the Smithsonian Institution to Alice Smith, Ruby's mother. The letter discusses Dr. Johnson Reagon's article about Ruby Doris Smith, and her plans to write a book on Ruby. 10 pages. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations |
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism |
Letter to Dr. Mary Ann Smith Wilson From Vincent Fort, circa 1979 |
1978/1980 |
Fort, Vincent |
Correspondence from Vincent Fort to Dr. Mary Ann Smith Wilson asking to complete an interview release form. The interview was about the Atlanta sit-in movement. 3 pages. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations |
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism |
"Black Scholar Interviews Kathleen Cleaver", December 1971 |
1971-12 |
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Interview in The Black Scholar with Kathleen Cleaver by Sister Julie Herve, daughter of Richard Wright. Cleaver discusses Ruby Doris' commitment and struggles in the student movement. 5 pages. |
African Americans--Civil rights, African American pioneers, African American student movements, Race discrimination, Groups and organizations |
Mary Ann Smith Wilson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson Collection on Student Activism |