Most early SNCC members could recount at least one story about Smith-Robinson. Julian Bond remembered that when a delegation of SNCC staff was preparing to board a plane for Africa in the fall of 1964 to observe the success of the nonviolence technique, an airline representative told them the plane was overbooked and asked if they would wait and take a later flight.
Many early SNCC members could recall at least one anecdote about Smith-Robinson. Julian Bond remembered that when a group of SNCC staff were getting ready to board a plane for Africa in 1964 to witness the effectiveness of nonviolent methods, an airline representative informed them that the plane was fully booked and asked if they would be willing to wait and take a later flight.