Soon We Will Not Cry

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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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.

Inhalt
Chapter 1 Soon We Will Not Cry
Chapter 2 Growing Up Black in Atlanta
Chapter 3 Early Movement Days
Chapter 4 Ruby Enters SNCC
Chapter 5 Freedom Summer and Sexual Politics
Chapter 6 The Final Phase of Activism
Chapter 7 Liberation
Chapter 8 Chapter Notes
Chapter 9 Index