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1902–1965
Robert Adams (1902 – 1965) was a British Guyanese actor of stage and screen. He was the founder and director of the Negro Repertory Arts Theatre, one of the first professional black theatre companies in Britain, and became the world's first black…
1843–1930
Robert Ball Anderson (1 March 1843–30 November 1930) was an early African-American homesteader in Nebraska. Born into slavery, he served in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War and later became one of Nebraska's largest black landowners.
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Robert Benjamin Lewis (1802 - February 1858) was a writer of mixed African-American and Native American descent known for writing Light and Truth. He also was an entrepreneur, successfully marketing hair oil and other commodities, and also held three…
1945–
Robert C. Bobb is a former appointed official who was the Emergency Financial Manager for the Detroit Public Schools until 2011. In addition to having been employed by the school district, he received a salary from private foundations that promote school…
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Robert C. Farrell (born October 1, 1936) is a politician who was a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1974 until 1991. Previously, he was a journalist and newspaper publisher.
1937–1993
Robert Clyve Maynard (June 17, 1937 – August 17, 1993) was an American journalist, newspaper publisher and editor, former owner of The Oakland Tribune, and co-founder of the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education in Oakland, California.
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Robert Campbell (7 May 1829 – 19 January 1884) was a Jamaican-born emigrant from the United States to Lagos Colony who wrote books and published a newspaper. Initially apprenticed to a printer he trained as a teacher in Spanish Town. Finding his salary…
1937–2013
Robert Chrisman (May 28, 1937 – March 10, 2013) was a poet, scholar, and founding editor and publisher of The Black Scholar (TBS).
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Robert Reed Church Jr. (October 26, 1885 – April 17, 1952) was a prominent businessman and Republican Party organizer in Memphis, Tennessee. His father was the successful businessman Robert Reed Church, and Church Jr.
1922–1994
Robert Dean Perkins Sr. (August 11, 1922 – April 19, 1994) was an American educator, businessman and civil rights activist based in Tallahassee, Florida. Perkins and his wife, Trudie, are credited with being the catalysts for bringing about equitable…
1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA first edition, hardcover edition of Robert F. Kennedy: Promises to Keep written by Robert F. Kennedy, with an introductory note by Ted Kennedy. It is a cloth bound hardcover book with a sewn binding and adhesive binding. The book’s paper dust jacket…
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Robert Frederick Smith (born December 1, 1962) is an American businessman. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. Globally, Smith is among The World's Billionaires with a net worth exceeding US$10.6 billion as of…
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Robert Gleed Sr. (c. 1836 – July 24, 1916), was an American politician, merchant, and civic leader. He served as a Republican in the Mississippi State Senate during the Reconstruction era.
1847–1908
Robert H. Carter III (January 12, 1847 - January 13, 1908) was an American pharmacist. He was the first African American certified pharmacist from Massachusetts. By 1871, Carter worked for druggist and chemist William P. S. Caldwell on 49 Purchase Street.
Biography
Robert Harding is an American businessman and a retired major general in the Army. President Obama announced his intent to nominate Harding as secretary of the Transportation Security Administration on March 8, 2010. On March 26, 2010, Harding took himself…
Biography
Robert Harris (died 2005) was an American politician and civil rights activist who was the first African American to serve in the Utah State Legislature. A Democrat from Ogden, Utah, he was elected to the Utah House of Representatives in November 1976 and…
1940–2021
Robert Holland Jr. (April 11, 1940 – December 22, 2021) was an American business executive and entrepreneur. He served as president and CEO of Ben & Jerry's from 1995 to 1996.
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Robert Hood (born 1965) is an American electronic music producer and DJ. He is a founding member of the group Underground Resistance as a 'Minister of Information' with Mad Mike Banks and Jeff Mills. He is often considered to be one of the founders of…
October 1, 2013
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of eleven digital files: 2011.174.106.1a, 2011.174.106.1b, 2011.174.106.1c, 2011.174.106.1d, 2011.174.106.1e, 2011.174.106.1f, 2011.174.106.1g, 2011.174.106.1h, 2011.174.106.1i, 2011.174.106.1j, and 2011.174.106.1k. Robert Brown…
1809–1884
Robert J. Patterson (1809–1884) was a former slave and a restaurateur in Saint John, New Brunswick. Patterson was born enslaved in Richmond, Virginia, in November 1809. He escaped slavery in 1842 and made his way north first to New York and then to Boston,…
1948–
Robert "Bob" Kerr Goodwin is an American non-profit executive, political appointee, and publisher who was CEO of Points of Light.
1942–2024
Robert Lee Allen (May 29, 1942 – July 10, 2024) was an American activist, writer, and adjunct professor of African-American Studies and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Allen received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of…
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Robert Louis Johnson (born April 8, 1946) is an American entrepreneur, media magnate, executive, philanthropist, and investor. He is the co-founder of BET, which was acquired by Viacom in 2001. He also founded RLJ Companies, a holding company that invests…
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Robert Lee Vann (August 27, 1879 – October 24, 1940) was an African-American newspaper publisher and editor. He was the publisher and editor of the Pittsburgh Courier from 1910 until his death.
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