Robert Lee Allen (born May 29, 1942) is an American 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 was 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.
Allen married Pam Allen in 1965.[3]
In the 1980s he co-founded with Alice Walker the publishing company called Wild Trees Press,[4] publishing the work of Third World writers.[5]
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Works
- 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)[6]
- Brotherman: The Odyssey of Black Men in America (co-edited with Herb Boyd,[7] 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[8] (with Allene G. Carter, 2004)
- The Port Chicago Mutiny: The Story of the Largest Mass Mutiny Trial in U.S. Naval History[9][10] (Heyday Books, 1989, republished 2006).
Awards
- Guggenheim Fellowship (1977)[11]
- American Book Award (1995, with Herb Boyd[12]) for Brotherman: The Odyssey of Black Men in America[13]
- The Joseph Small Legacy Award[9] (1998) of the Black Hollywood Education and Research Center.[14] The award honors Port Chicago disaster survivor Joseph R. Small Jr.,[15] a member of The Port Chicago 50[16] 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[17] (2003)
See also
References
- ^ Robert Allen
- ^ The Black Scholar
- ^ Evans, Sara (1980). Personal Politics: The Roots of Women's Liberation in the Civil Rights Movement & the New Left (Unabridged. ed.). New York: Vintage Books. p. 206. ISBN 978-0-307-77360-9.
- ^ Maya Jaggi, "Redemption songs" - Alice Walker profile, The Guardian, January 15, 2005.
- ^ Karla Simcikova, To Live Fully, Here and Now: The Healing Vision in the Works of Alice Walker, Lexington Books, 2007, p. 148.
- ^ CPUSA Online - The Nature of the "White-Black Relationship"
- ^ Interview with Herb Boyd *Writers Write - The IWJ*
- ^ Honoring Sergeant Carter
- ^ a b :: Port Chicago Survivors - History & Concept ::
- ^ Heyday Books: The Port Chicago Mutiny
- ^ John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation 1977 Fellows Page Archived 2006-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ I've Known Rivers | Author Biography Index
- ^ ABA: Book Industry Awards Archived July 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ :: The Black Hollywood Education & Resource Center ::
- ^ PRX » Pieces » The Port Chicago 50: An Oral History
- ^ "The Job That Takes over Your Life". 27 September 1996.
- ^ News Releases - Long Walk to Freedom - SFPL.org
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