The Birthplace of Jo Ann Gibson Robinson (1912-1992) GHS 102-2 - Culloden, GA
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N 32° 52.535 W 084° 05.469
16S E 772161 N 3641245
Located at Old US 341 and US 341 north of Culloden.
Waymark Code: WM16VHH
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2022
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Jo Ann Gibson Robinson was born near Culloden. Robinson attended Hudson High School in Macon, later graduating from Fort Valley Normal and Industrial School and Atlanta University. In 1949, she became a professor at Alabama State College in Montgomery and joined the Women's Political Council (WPC). During Robinson's term as president, the organization prioritized the desegregation of Montgomery's city buses. Following the arrest of Rosa Parks, Robinson played an integral role by creating and organizing the distribution of tens of thousands of leaflets calling for a one-day bus boycott on December 5, 1955. That evening, community and church leaders, capitalizing on the day's accomplishment, created the Montgomery Improvement Association to continue the boycott. Robinson worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. throughout the boycott until the desegregation of Montgomery's buses in 1956.
Type of Marker: Other
Marker #: 101-2
Date: 2021.6
Sponsor: Georgia Historical Society, the City of Culloden, and the Monroe County Historical Society
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