Williams, Robert F. (Robert Franklin), 1925-1996
- Authoritative Name:
- Williams, Robert F. (Robert Franklin), 1925-1996
- Biography:
- Robert Williams, husband of Mabel, was the descendant of a long line of assertive African Americans in Monroe, North Carolina. Robert's militant attack on segregation in the community lead to many clashes with the white leadership. Williams armed himself and trained fellow African Americans in armed self-defense. He demonstrated to desegregate and all-white swimming pool and ran for mayor. Eventually, Williams left Monroe and moved out of the United States.--From Oral Histories of the American South biography.
- Associated Subjects:
- Williams, Robert F. (Robert Franklin), 1925-1996
- Archival Collections And Reference Resources:
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5 items in 3 collections (expand all)
Oral history interview with Edward Kale, 2001
- Creator:
- Kale, Edward W.
- Date of Original:
- 2001
- Collection:
- Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001
- Contributing Institution:
- John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections
Oral history interview with James Forman, 2001
- Creator:
- Forman, James, 1928-2005
- Date of Original:
- 2001
- Collection:
- Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001
- Contributing Institution:
- John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections
Oral history interview with Robert Baum, 2001
- Creator:
- Baum, Robert Miller
- Date of Original:
- 2001
- Collection:
- Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001
- Contributing Institution:
- John Davis Williams Library. Department of Archives and Special Collections
Negroes with guns : Rob Williams and Black power
- Date of Original:
- 2009
- Collection:
- Independent Lens
- Contributing Institution:
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Oral history interview with Mabel Williams, August 20, 1999
- Creator:
- Williams, Mabel R.
- Date of Original:
- 1999-08-20
- Collection:
- Oral Histories of the American South: The Civil Rights Movement
- Contributing Institution:
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)