Robert L. Allen
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Robert Lee Allen (born May 29, 1942) is an activist, writer, and Adjunct Professor of African-American Studies and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.[1] Allen received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, San Francisco, and previously taught at San José State University and Mills College. He is Senior Editor (with Editor-in-Chief and Publisher Robert Chrisman) of The Black Scholar: Journal of Black Studies and Research,[2] published quarterly or more frequently in Oakland California by the Black World Foundation since 1969.
Books by Robert L. Allen
Dr. Allen is the author, co-author, or co-editor of the following books:
- Black Awakening in Capitalist America: An Analytic History (1969)
- A Guide to Black Power in America: An Historical Analysis (1970)
- Reluctant Reformers: The Impact of Racism on Social Movement in the U.S. (1983)[3]
- Brotherman: The Odyssey of Black Men in America (co-edited with Herb Boyd,[4] reprinted 1996)
- Strong in the Struggle: My Life as a Black Labor Activist (with ILWU militant Lee Brown, 2001)
- Honoring Sergeant Carter: A Family's Journey to Uncover the Truth About an American Hero[5] (with Allene G. Carter, 2004)
- The Port Chicago Mutiny: The Story of the Largest Mass Mutiny Trial in U.S. Naval History[6][7] (Heyday Books, 1989, republished 2006).
Awards
- Guggenheim Fellowship (1977)[8]
- American Book Award (1995, with Herb Boyd[9]) for Brotherman: The Odyssey of Black Men in America[10]
- The Joseph Small Legacy Award[6] (1998) of the Black Hollywood Education and Research Center.[11] The award honors Port Chicago disaster survivor Joseph R. Small, Jr.,[12] a member of The Port Chicago 50[13] who provided the narrative for the first chapter of The Port Chicago Mutiny.
- One of 12 honorees of the San Francisco Public Library's Long Walk to Freedom living-history exhibition[14] (2003)
References
- ↑ Robert Allen
- ↑ The Black Scholar
- ↑ CPUSA Online - The Nature of the "White-Black Relationship"
- ↑ Interview with Herb Boyd *Writers Write - The IWJ*
- ↑ Honoring Sergeant Carter
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 :: Port Chicago Survivors - History & Concept ::
- ↑ Heyday Books: The Port Chicago Mutiny
- ↑ John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation 1977 Fellows Page
- ↑ I've Known Rivers | Author Biography Index
- ↑ ABA: Book Industry Awards Archived 17 January 2010 at WebCite
- ↑ :: The Black Hollywood Education & Resource Center ::
- ↑ PRX » Pieces » The Port Chicago 50: An Oral History
- ↑ http://www.thisamericanlife.org/pages/descriptions/96/37.html
- ↑ News Releases - Long Walk to Freedom - SFPL.org
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