Jo-Ann Robinson

 Continuing on with this week's open thread theme, I turn my sights to the one of the main organizers of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Jo Ann Gibson Robinson. Jo Ann Gibson Robinson (April 17, 1912 – August 29, 1992) was a civil rights activist and educator in Montgomery, Alabama. Born near Culloden, Georgia, she was the youngest of twelve children.  She attended Fort Valley … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Unsung Heroes of the Civil Rights Movement