Jo Ann Robinson

Jo Ann Gibson Robinson
Booking photograph of Robinson
Born
Jo Ann Gibson

(1912-04-17)April 17, 1912
near Culloden, Georgia, U.S.
DiedAugust 29, 1992(1992-08-29) (aged 80)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma materAtlanta University
(M.A.)
Known forMontgomery bus boycott

Jo Ann Gibson Robinson (April 17, 1912 – August 29, 1992) was an activist during the Civil Rights Movement and educator in Montgomery, Alabama. Robinson is recognized mainly from her key role in the planning around the formation of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

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