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Rubye Robinson

American civil rights activist
Also known as: Rubye Doris Smith
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Rubye Robinson (born April 25, 1942, Atlanta, Ga., U.S.—died Oct. 9, 1967, Atlanta) was an American civil rights activist whose short life proved to be a powerful influence on the Civil Rights Movement. Rubye Smith had little direct contact with whites while she was growing up. At age 13, however, she watched the television coverage of the boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus system, and the sight of large numbers of African Americans refusing to...

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