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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.
Robert Williams 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.
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Dec 9, 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 non-violent resistance.
Negroes with Guns is a 1962 book by civil rights activist Robert F. Williams. [1] [2] Timothy B. Tyson said, Negroes with Guns was "the single most important intellectual influence on Huey P. Newton, the founder of the Black Panther Party ". [3]
- Martin Luther King, Robert F. Williams, Truman Nelson
- 1962
Oct 28, 2009 · This remarkable film tells of the life and times of Robert F. Williams, the forefather of the Black Power movement, who broke dramatic new ground by internationalizing the African American ...
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Feb 26, 2019 · 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 Guard.
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This book tells the remarkable story of Robert F. Williams--one of the most influential black activists of the generation that toppled Jim Crow and forever alte...
