Brown, Robert V. N.

Robert V. N. Brown (1933-2006) was born in Belle Harbor, N.Y., and grew up in the Bronx, N.Y. In 1958, Brown moved to Chapel Hill, N.C., to study southern history at the University of North Carolina. In 1961, Brown began publishing the literary magazine "Reflections from Chapel Hill." In 1963-1964, at the height of the local civil rights movement, Brown published "The Chapel Hill Conscience," a newsletter of the Committee for Open Business. His role in the Chapel Hill civil rights movement is chronicled in John Ehle's book "The Free Men" (1965). In 1966, Brown, along with writer Leon Rooke, began publishing the alternative newspaper "The North Carolina Anvil,: which ran until 1983, when Brown retired from publishing. Brown also operated a job printing studio called Buffalo Printing during the 1970s and 1980s to support his other activities. He died on 5 February 2006 in Hillsborough, N.C.

From the description of Robert V. N. Brown papers, 1958-1999. WorldCat record id: 166148936

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