Saunders, Robert W., Sr. (Robert William), 1921-2003

Authoritative Name:
Saunders, Robert W., Sr. (Robert William), 1921-2003
Biography:
African American civil rights activist whos served as the NAACP's Field Director for Florida from 1951 to 1966. In 1966 he began to head the Southeast Regional Civil Rights section of the Office of Equal Opportunity in Atlanta. He served as Chief of the Office of Civil Rights until 1970 and as Chief of the Office of Human Rights from 1970 to 1976. From 1976 to 1987 he served as the Director of the HIllsborough County Office and Equal Opportunity. For more information, see Robert W. and Helen S. Saunders papers, University of South Florida Libraries, https://archives.lib.usf.edu/repositories/2/resources/313.
Alternate Names:
Saunders, Robert W. (Robert William), 1921-
Associated Subjects:
Saunders, Robert W., Sr. (Robert William), 1921-2003
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Poverty, printed materials, 1965-1966

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Economic Opportunity Atlanta, Inc.
United States. Office of Economic Opportunity
Saunders, Robert W., Sr. (Robert William), 1921-2003
Meany, George, 1894-1980
Georgia Council on Human Relations
Volunteers in Service to America
United Church of Christ. Council for Christian Social Action
Date of Original:
1965
1966
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Dr. Robert W. Saunders, Sr. / interviewed by Canter Brown

Creator:
Saunders, Robert W. (Robert William), 1921-
Date of Original:
2002
Collection:
Florida Civil Rights Oral Histories
Contributing Institution:
University of South Florida. Tampa Library