Eroseanna "Sis" Robinson (1924–1976) was an African-American social worker, track star, activist and member of the Peacemakers who organized for desegregation and against the U.S. military in the 1950s and 1960s.
[2] In 1952, Eroseanna Robinson worked at a community center in Cleveland when she decided that she would help to desegregate a public skating facility called Skateland.
Over the next few days, Robinson returned with friends who supported her cause but she was continually tripped and physically assaulted by white customers at Skateland.
[3] In early 1960, Robinson held another nonviolent protest by refusing to pay federal taxes as a way of showing her lack of support for the United States military.
Her work to integrate restaurants along Maryland's Route 40 had international ramifications, as foreign diplomats would often travel the road in trips from Washington, D.C. to New York City.
[5]: 204 With the slogan "49 Miles of Highway and No Place to Stop and Eat," Robinson, the Nelsons, and others were able to integrate these Maryland restaurants, which at the time hurt the United States' international reputation.
[5]: 207–208 During several of Robinson's hunger strikes, she also garnered headlines in African American publications, who lauded her relentless commitment to achieve racial justice.