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Jo Ann Robinson. Jo Ann Gibson Robinson (April 17, 1912 – August 29, 1992) was an activist during the Civil Rights Movement and educator in Montgomery, Alabama . Early life. Born Jo Ann Gibson, [1] near Culloden, Georgia, on April 17, 1912, [2] she was the youngest of twelve children. [3] .
Famous Activists. Civil Rights Activists. Jo Ann Robinson organized a city bus boycott by African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 that changed the course of civil rights in America....
With the opening of the National American History and Culture, courageous African American women like Jo Ann Robinson are finally receiving the recognition they so richly deserve.
Robinson, Jo Ann Gibson. April 17, 1912 to August 29, 1992. An instrumental figure in initiating and sustaining the Montgomery bus boycott, Jo Ann Robinson was an outspoken critic of the treatment of African Americans on public transportation. In his memoir, Stride Toward Freedom, Martin Luther King said of Robinson: “Apparently indefatigable ...
Jo Ann Robinson (1912-1992) May 30, 2009 contributed by: Dwayne Mack. Image courtesy Montgomery County Alabama Archives. Born on April 17, 1912 as the youngest of twelve children in Culloden, Georgia, Jo Ann Robinson would become a successful educator and famous civil rights activist.
Journey to Justice: Celebrating the 65th anniversary of Montgomery Bus Boycott that sparked civil rights movement. Jo Ann Robinson boarded a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in December 1949, paid her fare and saw just two other passengers – a white woman seated in the third row and a Black man sitting near the back. Well aware of the ...
Jo Ann Robinson was the president of WPC and a teacher at Alabama State College when the boycott started. She recognized the inequality for African Americans on public transportation, but was unable to gain support for a large-scale boycott.
