Simkins briefly describes the functions of the Richland County Citizens' Committee, of which she became public relations director in 1956. Simkins places the Richland County Citizens' Committee (founded in 1956) within the context of the South Carolina Citizens' Committee (founded in 1944) in order to help mobilize volunteers at the local level to help the NAACP with its goals for school integration. Because of her prior work with the Tuberculosis Association and with the NAACP, Simkins was able to build connections between the Richland County Citizens' Committee and other state organizations, thus expanding its reach and its overall effectiveness.