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Robert L. Allen (1942-2024) Activist, writer, professor. Robert L. Allen was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and died in Benecia, California.

Full Name

Robert L. Allen

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline

1942

Birth

Robert Lee Allen Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 29, 1942.

1963

Other Life Event

Mr. Allen moved to New York City in 1963.

1967

Other Life Event

New York County: Mr. Allen received a master’s degree from the New School for Social Research in 1967.

1969

Literary Work

Black Awakening in Capitalist America: An Analytic History
Doubleday
978-0385077187
Nonfiction.

1970

Literary Work

A Guide to Black Power in America: An Historical Analysis
Gollancz
0575005343 / 978-0575005341
Nonfiction.

1974

Literary Work

Reluctant Reformers: The Impact of Racism on American Social Reform Movements
Howard University Press
0882580027 / 978-0882580029
Nonfiction.

1989

Literary Work

The Port Chicago Mutiny: The Story of the Largest Mass Mutiny Trial in U. S. Naval History
Grand Central Publishing
0446710040 / 978-0446710046
Nonfiction.

2003

Literary Work

Honoring Sergeant Carter: A Family's Journey to Uncover the Truth About an American Hero
Amistad
0066212367 / 978-0066212364
Nonfiction written with Allene J. Carter.

2014

Literary Work

Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters: C. L. Dellums and the Fight for Fair Treatment and Civil Rights
Routledge
1612055480 / 978-1612055480
Nonfiction.

2024

Death

Robert L. Allen died at his home in Benecia, California, on July 10, 2024.

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