Police Booking of Jo Ann Robinson (1955)

Title

Police Booking of Jo Ann Robinson (1955)

Subject

Robinson, Jo Ann Gibson

Description

A booking photograph of Jo Ann Robinson [b.1912-d.1992] after her arrest during the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955. Robinson was a civil rights activist and professor at Alabama State College (now Alabama State University) who became president of the Women's Political Council in Montgomery and was a leading figure in organizing the boycott.

Creator

Montgomery Police Department

Source

Alabama State University

Date

1955

Rights

Copyright holder is unknown; used here under the principle of Fair Use

Collection

Citation

Montgomery Police Department, “Police Booking of Jo Ann Robinson (1955),” #PlainTalkHistory Archive, accessed September 27, 2023, https://archive.plaintalkhistory.com/items/show/28.

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