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Civil rights leader, author. Robert Franklin Williams (February 26, 1925 – October 15, 1996) was an American civil rights leader and author best known for serving as president of the Monroe, North Carolina chapter of the NAACP in the 1950s and into 1961. He succeeded in integrating the local public library and swimming pool in Monroe.
9 de dic. de 2007 · Robert F. Williams advocated armed self-defense against white violence and founded the Black Armed Guard in Monroe, North Carolina. He fled to Cuba and China after being indicted for kidnapping, and wrote a book challenging nonviolent resistance.
7 de may. de 2024 · Robert Williams (born February 26, 1925, Monroe, North Carolina, U.S.—died October 15, 1996, Baldwin, Michigan) was an American civil rights leader known for taking a militant stance against racism decades before the Black Power and black nationalist movements of the late 1960s and early ’70s adopted similar philosophies.
15 de oct. de 1996 · Robert F. Williams was the president of the Monroe, North Carolina, NAACP branch in 1959, when he called for African Americans to meet violence with violence. He was suspended by the national NAACP, fled to Cuba, and wrote a memoir defending his position.
26 de feb. de 2019 · Robert F Williams (1925 – 1996) – Black Leadership Analysis. Robert F Williams (1925 – 1996) Accomplishments. President of Monroe, NC NAACP 1955 – 1961. Lead an armed take-over of public swimming pool 1957. Secured two gubernatorial pardons for children in the 1958 Kissing Case. Founded Monroe NRA Chapter known as Black Armed ...
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19 de oct. de 1996 · Robert F. Williams, a civil rights leader turned black revolutionary who lived in Cuba, China and North Vietnam in the 1960's during an eight-year flight from kidnapping charges, died on...
