Bernice Violanthe Robinson was an African American activist, involved in the Civil Rights Movement and she helped to establish Citizenship Schools in South Carolina to help illiterate adults learn to read so they could vote. She was a member of NAACP’s branch in Charleston and worked with them as a secretary and the Chair of Membership. Her work in the Civil Rights Movement included using her beauty shop as a meeting place and education center; she worked in Community Development, worked for the South Carolina Commission for Farm Workers (SCCFW) where she supervised VISTA volunteers. Included in her efforts was her development of day cares and programs for migrant worker’s day care. Bernice continued giving volunteer instruction and training others. She taught classes in states like Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee and became the supervisor of the Low Country Citizenship Schools.
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Church Affiliation:African Methodist Episcopal Church
Role in the Movement:Bernice Violanthe Robinson was an American activist who was involved in the Civil Rights Movement.
Birth Place:Charleston, SC
Born Date:February 7, 1914
Deceased Date:September 3, 1994
Place Lived as Adult:Brooklyn, NY; Charleston, SC
Church Location:Charleston, SC