Soon We Will Not Cry: The Liberation of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson - Hardcover

Fleming, Cynthia Griggs

 
9780847689712: Soon We Will Not Cry: The Liberation of Ruby Doris Smith Robinson
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0847689719 ISBN 13: 9780847689712
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, 1998

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Cynthia Griggs Fleming is associate professor of history, African-American studies, and cultural studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She lives in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0847689719
ISBN 13 
9780847689712
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
228

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