Soon We Will Not Cry
The Liberation of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson
Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, History
| Author: | Cynthia Fleming | ISBN: | 9781461642541 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Publication: | May 17, 2000 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Cynthia Fleming |
| ISBN: | 9781461642541 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publication: | May 17, 2000 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Language: | English |
The success of the civil rights movement demanded extraordinary courage of ordinary people. During her short life, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson became one of the most important leaders in the black struggle for equality. By age 24, Robinson's intelligence, brashness, and bravery had elevated her to a top leadership role in the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Cynthia Griggs Fleming's beautifully written biography of this incredible woman demonstrates that Robinson's activism wasn't limited to racial equality—she was an equally eloquent and powerful voice for women's rights. Fleming provides new insights into the success, failures, peculiar contradictions, and unique stresses of Robinson's life. This book will appeal to all readers interested in African American and women's history.
The success of the civil rights movement demanded extraordinary courage of ordinary people. During her short life, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson became one of the most important leaders in the black struggle for equality. By age 24, Robinson's intelligence, brashness, and bravery had elevated her to a top leadership role in the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Cynthia Griggs Fleming's beautifully written biography of this incredible woman demonstrates that Robinson's activism wasn't limited to racial equality—she was an equally eloquent and powerful voice for women's rights. Fleming provides new insights into the success, failures, peculiar contradictions, and unique stresses of Robinson's life. This book will appeal to all readers interested in African American and women's history.
