Ruby Doris Smith-Robinson, the Glossary
Ruby Doris Smith-Robinson (April 25, 1942 – October 7, 1967) worked with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from its earliest days in 1960 until her death in October 1967.[1]
Table of Contents
38 relations: Atlanta, Atlanta Student Movement, Black nationalism, Casey Hayden, Civil rights movement, Coca-Cola, Cosmetology, Diane McWhorter, Ebony (magazine), Eric Etheridge, Fraternities and sororities, Freedom Riders, French colonial empire, Georgia (U.S. state), Guinea, Jack Minnis, Jackson, Mississippi, James Forman, Jet bridge, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Martin Luther King Jr., Mary King (political scientist), Matthew Jones (activist), Mississippi State Penitentiary, Montgomery, Alabama, Nashville, Tennessee, Opposition research, Physical education, Racism, Roger Wilkins, Sexism, Sojourner Truth, South-View Cemetery, Spelman College, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, The Freedom Singers, The New York Times, Waveland, Mississippi.
- Burials at South-View Cemetery
Atlanta
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia.
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Atlanta Student Movement
The Atlanta Student Movement was formed in February 1960 in Atlanta by students of the campuses Atlanta University Center (AUC).
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Black nationalism
Black nationalism is a nationalist movement which seeks representation for black people as a distinct national identity, especially in racialized, colonial and postcolonial societies.
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Casey Hayden
Sandra Cason Hayden (October 31, 1937 – January 4, 2023) was an American radical student activist and civil rights worker in the 1960s. Ruby Doris Smith-Robinson and Casey Hayden are Freedom Riders and student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
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Civil rights movement
The civil rights movement was a social movement and campaign from 1954 to 1968 in the United States to abolish legalized racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement in the country.
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Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink with a cola flavor manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company.
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Cosmetology
Cosmetology (from Greek κοσμητικός, kosmētikos, "beautifying"; and -λογία, -logia) is the study and application of beauty treatment.
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Diane McWhorter
Rebecca Diane McWhorter is an American journalist, commentator, and author who has written extensively about race and the history of civil rights.
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Ebony (magazine)
Ebony is a monthly magazine that focuses on news, culture, and entertainment.
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Eric Etheridge
Eric J. Etheridge is an American journalist and photographer who was the initial editor, in 1995, of George, the magazine co-founded by John F. Kennedy, Jr.
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Fraternities and sororities
In North America, fraternities and sororities (fraternitas and sororitas|lit.
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Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders were civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern United States in 1961 and subsequent years to challenge the non-enforcement of the United States Supreme Court decisions Morgan v. Virginia (1946) and Boynton v. Virginia (1960), which ruled that segregated public buses were unconstitutional.
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French colonial empire
The French colonial empire comprised the overseas colonies, protectorates, and mandate territories that came under French rule from the 16th century onward.
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Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia, officially the State of Georgia, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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Guinea
Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea (République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa.
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Jack Minnis
Jack Minnis (1926-2005) was an American activist, and the founder and director of opposition research for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the Civil Rights Movement era.
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Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi.
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James Forman
James Forman (October 4, 1928 – January 10, 2005) was a prominent African-American leader in the civil rights movement. Ruby Doris Smith-Robinson and James Forman are Freedom Riders and student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
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Jet bridge
A jet bridge (also termed jetway, jetwalk, airgate, jetty, gangway, aerobridge/airbridge, finger, skybridge, airtube, expedited suspended passenger entry system (E-SPES), or its official industry name passenger boarding bridge (PBB)) is an enclosed, movable connector which most commonly extends from an airport terminal gate to an airplane, and in some instances from a port to a boat or ship, allowing passengers to board and disembark without heading outside and being exposed to harsh weather.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms
Keisha Lance Bottoms (Lance; born January 18, 1970) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 60th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, from 2018 to 2022.
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
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Mary King (political scientist)
Mary Elizabeth King (born July 30, 1940) is a professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the United Nations affiliated University for Peace, a political scientist, and author of several publications. Ruby Doris Smith-Robinson and Mary King (political scientist) are student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
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Matthew Jones (activist)
Matthew Jones (September 17, 1936 – March 30, 2011) was an African-American folk singer/songwriter known for being a field secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and part of their The Freedom Singers in the 1960s. Ruby Doris Smith-Robinson and Matthew Jones (activist) are student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
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Mississippi State Penitentiary
Mississippi State Penitentiary (MSP), also known as Parchman Farm, is a maximum-security prison farm located in the unincorporated community of Parchman in Sunflower County, Mississippi, in the Mississippi Delta region.
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Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County.
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Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County.
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Opposition research
In politics, opposition research (also called oppo research) is the practice of collecting information on a political opponent or other adversary that can be used to discredit or otherwise weaken them.
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Physical education
Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys.
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Racism
Racism is discrimination and prejudice against people based on their race or ethnicity.
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Roger Wilkins
Roger Wood Wilkins (January 29, 1932 – March 26, 2017) was an American lawyer, civil rights leader, professor of history, and journalist who served as the 15th United States Assistant Attorney General under President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1966 to 1969.
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Sexism
Sexism is prejudice or discrimination based on one's sex or gender.
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Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree; November 26, 1883) was an American abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights, women's rights, and alcohol temperance.
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South-View Cemetery
South-View Cemetery is a historic African-American-founded cemetery located approximately 15 minutes from downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
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Spelman College
Spelman College is a private, historically Black, women's liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC, pronounced) was the principal channel of student commitment in the United States to the civil rights movement during the 1960s.
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The Freedom Singers
The Freedom Singers originated as a quartet formed in 1962 at Albany State College in Albany, Georgia. Ruby Doris Smith-Robinson and The Freedom Singers are student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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Waveland, Mississippi
Waveland is a city located in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States, on the Gulf of Mexico.
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See also
Burials at South-View Cemetery
- A. D. King
- Adrienne McNeil Herndon
- Alberta Williams King
- Albery Allson Whitman
- Alice Dugged Cary
- Alonzo Herndon
- Ariel Serena Hedges Bowen
- Asa G. Yancey Sr.
- Bazoline Estelle Usher
- Billy Wright (musician)
- Chuck Willis
- Dinah Watts Pace
- Donald Reeves
- Duke Pearson
- Freddye Scarborough Henderson
- Grace Towns Hamilton
- Graham W. Jackson Sr.
- Hank Aaron
- Henry McNeal Turner
- Herman J. Russell
- Horace Mann Bond
- Jean Childs Young
- Jesse B. Blayton
- Jesse Hill
- John Hicks (pianist)
- John Lewis
- John W. E. Bowen Sr.
- John Wesley Dobbs
- Julian Bond
- Ludie Clay Andrews
- Martin Luther King Sr.
- Mattiwilda Dobbs
- Ruby Doris Smith-Robinson
- Samuel Archer
- Samuel Woodrow Williams
- Virginia Lacy Jones
- Walt Bellamy
- Whitman Sisters
- William Guest (singer)
- William Holmes Borders
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_Doris_Smith-Robinson
Also known as Ruby Doris Robinson, Ruby Doris Smith Robinson, Ruby Robinson, Rubye Doris Robinson, Rubye Robinson, Rubye Smith.