Jo ann robinson biography of mahatma
Joann robinson biography.
Jo Ann Robinson
American civil rights activist
Jo Ann Gibson Robinson (April 17, 1912 – August 29, 1992) was an activist during the Civil Rights Movement and educator in Montgomery, Alabama.
Jo ann robinson biography of mahatma
Early life
Born Jo Ann Gibson,[1] near Culloden, Georgia, on April 17, 1912,[2] she was the youngest of twelve children.[3] Her parents were Owen Boston and Dollie Webb Gibson, who had owned a farm.[1] Her father died when Robinson was only 6 years old.
After her father's death, Robinson, her mother, and her eleven other siblings moved to Macon, Georgia. Robinson excelled in school and earned valedictorian at her high school in her graduating year. She became the first person in her family to graduate from college, attending Fort Valley State College.
Career and college
Robinson graduated from Fort Valley State College with her Bachelor's degree in 1934. After college, she became a public school teacher in Macon, where she was married to Wi