Today’s Good News: BHM100*: Celebrating Unsung Civil Rights Champion Ruby Doris Smith-Robinson, 1st and Only Woman Executive Secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) | A Positive Story
Today’s Good News: BHM100*: Celebrating Unsung Civil Rights Champion Ruby Doris Smith-Robinson, 1st and Only Woman Executive Secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) | A Positive Story Why this story matters: Stories like this show how communities, innovation, and determination can lead to lasting improvements. Quick summary: This story highlights recent developments related to history, showing how constructive action can lead to meaningful results. Ruby Doris Smith-Robinson , one of the unsung champions of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, was the only woman to serve as Executive Secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and was known for her verve and willingness to take on anything or anyone. Kwame Ture (fka Stokely Carmichael , one of the original SNCC Freedom Riders) once said of Ruby, “She was convinced that there was nothing that she could not do… she was a tower of strength.” Ruby was arrested several times and served 100 days in prison, voluntarily adopting SNCC’s “Jail-no-Bail” strategy to keep bail money from further funding racist police departments. Would you like to read more good news about History , Civil Rights Movement , James …