The strange career of race relations in New Jersey history, 1984 Feb.

Camden County Historical Society

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Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976

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Born in Princeton, New Jersey, on April 9, 1898, Paul Robeson was a multitalented man whose artistic and political career spanned over four decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s. Known worldwide during the 1930s and 1940s, he fell from prominence in the 1960s because of the political controversy that surrounded him during the McCarthy era. Robeson was a talented dramatic actor whose performance of Othello in this country in 1943-44 once held the record for the ...

Ashby, William M. (William Mobile), 1889-1991

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Ashby was honored by the Municiple Council of the City of Newark in 1979 as a distinguished citizen of Newark and a pioneer in the Civil Rights Movement, the first Black social worker in New Jersey, the first Director of the Urban League of Essex County, an active member of the United Way of Newark, the Newark Human Rights Commission, the Newark Senior Citizen's Commission and numerous other civic organizations. From the description of William M. Ashby papers, 1917-1990. (Plainview-O...

Price, Clement Alexander, 1945-

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Author and professor of history at Rutgers University. From the description of The strange career of race relations in New Jersey history, 1984 Feb. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70975705 ...

Morrow, E. Frederic (Everett Frederic), approximately 1906-1994

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Everett Frederic Morrow (1909-1994) was the grandson of an ex–slave and the first African-American to serve on the White House staff. He fought for justice and racial equality for African-Americans at a time when segregation and discrimination were accepted by many Americans as normal. Morrow's presence in the Commerce Department in 1953 paved the way for Ronald Brown who followed 40 years later to become Secretary of Commerce. Morrow graduated from Bowdoin College in 1930, and was the Business ...