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Charles E. Cobb Jr.

February 15, 2024

Charles E. "Charlie" Cobb Jr. (born June 23, 1943) is a journalist, professor, and former activist with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Along with several veterans of SNCC, Cobb established and operated the African-American bookstore Drum and Spear in Washington, D.C., from 1968 to 1974.[1] Currently he is a senior analyst at allAfrica.com and a visiting professor at Brown University.[2]

Charles E. Cobb Jr.
Cobb at a talk about his book at Potters House in Washington D.C., on February 27, 2016.
Born (1943-06-23) June 23, 1943 (age 80)
Springfield, Massachusetts
Occupationjournalist
Known forStudent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Notable work"This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible"

Biography edit

Cobb was born in Washington, D.C., in 1943 and grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. His parents were politically active.[3] His great grandfather founded a farming community in Mississippi called New Africa in 1888.[4] In the fall of 1961 Cobb started studies at Howard University where he became active in the Civil Rights Movement. After following and reading about the sit-in demonstrations, Cobb participated in a protest against segregation in Annapolis, Maryland, where he was arrested in an act of civil disobedience.[5][6] In 1962 he traveled to the Mississippi Delta and became a field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).[7] His work and activism as SNCC field secretary lasted until 1967. He mainly worked in Washington, Issaquena, and Sunflower counties in Mississippi. While in Mississippi, Cobb wrote a proposal to SNCC to set up Freedom Schools that was submitted in December 1963.[8] Cobb wrote that Freedom Schools should be set up "to fill an intellectual and creative vacuum in the lives of young Negro Mississippians, and to get them to articulate their own desires, demands, and questions..."[9] In 1967 Cobb visited Vietnam with Julius Lester with the assistance of the Bertrand Russell War Crimes Tribunal. After returning, he and other SNCC veterans established Drum and Spear Bookstore in Washington, DC, which became for a time the largest bookstore in the country specializing in books for and about black people.[10][11] He also helped establish at this time the Center for Black Education in Washington, DC.[12] Later he traveled through parts of Africa, including Tanzania, where he lived in 1970 and 1971.

In 1974 Cobb began his career in journalism when he began reporting for WHUR Radio in Washington, DC. Later, in 1976, Cobb started work at National Public Radio as a foreign affairs reporter, working on the network's coverage of Africa. Cobb helped to establish the NPR's first coverage of African affairs. After leaving National Public Radio, Cobb worked as a correspondent for the PBS show Frontline from 1983 until 1985. In 1985 he became the first black staff writer for National Geographic Magazine. He was a member of National Geographic′s editorial staff from 1985 to 1997. Currently Cobb is a senior analyst at allAfrica.com.

Recognition edit

Cobb was a founding member of the National Association of Black Journalists and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2008.[13][14] Cobb is currently a visiting professor of Africana studies at Brown University, where he teaches a course called "The Organizing Tradition of the Southern Civil Rights Movement."[15]

Selected publications edit

  • Radical Equations: Civil Rights from Mississippi to the Algebra Project,[16] with Bob Moses (Beacon Press, 2001), ISBN 9780807031278
  • No Easy Victories: African Liberation and American Activists Over a Half Century, 1950-2000,[17] edited with William Minter and Gail Hovey (Africa World Press, 2007), ISBN 1592215750
  • On the Road to Freedom: A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail[18] (Algonquin Books, 2008), ISBN 1565124391
  • This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible (Basic Books, 2014, Duke University Press, 2015 pb), ISBN 0465033105

References edit

  1. ^ Davis, Joshua Clark (28 January 2017). "Black-Owned Bookstores: Anchors of the Black Power Movement". Black Perspectives. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Charles E. Cobb". Choices Program. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  3. ^ Stabile, Lori (June 22, 2013). "Fellowship Center at St. John's Congregational Church named after civil rights leader Rev. Charles Cobb". Mass Live.
  4. ^ Cobb, Charles (April 1999). . National Geographic. Archived from the original on February 4, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  5. ^ Cobb, Charles. "CRMvet.org". Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  6. ^ "400 TRY NEW SIT-IN DRIVE; 15 ARRESTED". The Sun. November 19, 1961.
  7. ^ Cobb, Charles. "From Atlanta to East Africa". No Easy Victories. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  8. ^ Payne, Charles (1995). I've Got The Light of Freedom. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-520-25176-2.
  9. ^ Cobb, Charles. "Prospectus for a Summer Freedom School Program in Mississippi".
  10. ^ Gilmore, Brian. "Drum & Spear Bookstore". Beltway Poetry Quarterly.
  11. ^ Manns, Adrienne (August 27, 1968). "Ghetto Book Shop Finds Untapped Literary Mart". The Washington Post.
  12. ^ Lewis, John (August 9, 1969). "Black Voices". Afro-American.
  13. ^ "NABJ Founders". National Association of Black Journalists.
  14. ^ "Past Hall Of Fame Honorees". National Association of Black Journalists.
  15. ^ "Charles E. Cobb Jr". Brown University. 13 March 2023.
  16. ^ Radical Equations at Google Books.
  17. ^ "No Easy Victories home page". www.noeasyvictories.org. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  18. ^ "Workman Publishing". Workman Publishing. 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2019-06-03.

External links edit

  • SNCC Digital Gateway: Charlie Cobb, Documentary website created by the SNCC Legacy Project and Duke University, telling the story of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee & grassroots organizing from the inside-out
  • Gavroche Allen, "An Interview with Former Civil Rights Organizer Charles Cobb, Jr.", The Occupied Providence Journal, September 2, 2012
  • "Charles Cobb, Jr.: From Atlanta to East Africa", selection from No Easy Victories
  • Marking SNCC's 50th Anniversary, interview on NPR
  • Collected Articles by Charles Cobb at Civil Rights Movement Archive
  • Freedom Schools at the Civil Rights Movement Archive
  • R. L. Nave, "Charles E. Cobb Jr." (interview), Jackson Free Press, October 15, 2013
  • National Center for Civil & Human Rights Freedom Mosaic: Charles Cobb Jr.
  • "Armed for Nonviolence: Guns and the Civil Rights Movement". Interview on The Kojo Nnamdi Show, May 10, 2014.
  • "Geographic’s Race Problems: Omission, Mindset" in Journal-isms ®, March 17, 2018.

February 15, 2024
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Charles E Charlie Cobb Jr born June 23 1943 is a journalist professor and former activist with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee SNCC Along with several veterans of SNCC Cobb established and operated the African American bookstore Drum and Spear in Washington D C from 1968 to 1974 1 Currently he is a senior analyst at allAfrica com and a visiting professor at Brown University 2 Charles E Cobb Jr Cobb at a talk about his book at Potters House in Washington D C on February 27 2016 Born 1943 06 23 June 23 1943 age 80 Springfield MassachusettsOccupationjournalistKnown forStudent Nonviolent Coordinating CommitteeNotable work This Nonviolent Stuff ll Get You Killed How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible Contents 1 Biography 2 Recognition 3 Selected publications 4 References 5 External linksBiography editCobb was born in Washington D C in 1943 and grew up in Springfield Massachusetts His parents were politically active 3 His great grandfather founded a farming community in Mississippi called New Africa in 1888 4 In the fall of 1961 Cobb started studies at Howard University where he became active in the Civil Rights Movement After following and reading about the sit in demonstrations Cobb participated in a protest against segregation in Annapolis Maryland where he was arrested in an act of civil disobedience 5 6 In 1962 he traveled to the Mississippi Delta and became a field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee SNCC 7 His work and activism as SNCC field secretary lasted until 1967 He mainly worked in Washington Issaquena and Sunflower counties in Mississippi While in Mississippi Cobb wrote a proposal to SNCC to set up Freedom Schools that was submitted in December 1963 8 Cobb wrote that Freedom Schools should be set up to fill an intellectual and creative vacuum in the lives of young Negro Mississippians and to get them to articulate their own desires demands and questions 9 In 1967 Cobb visited Vietnam with Julius Lester with the assistance of the Bertrand Russell War Crimes Tribunal After returning he and other SNCC veterans established Drum and Spear Bookstore in Washington DC which became for a time the largest bookstore in the country specializing in books for and about black people 10 11 He also helped establish at this time the Center for Black Education in Washington DC 12 Later he traveled through parts of Africa including Tanzania where he lived in 1970 and 1971 In 1974 Cobb began his career in journalism when he began reporting for WHUR Radio in Washington DC Later in 1976 Cobb started work at National Public Radio as a foreign affairs reporter working on the network s coverage of Africa Cobb helped to establish the NPR s first coverage of African affairs After leaving National Public Radio Cobb worked as a correspondent for the PBS show Frontline from 1983 until 1985 In 1985 he became the first black staff writer for National Geographic Magazine He was a member of National Geographic s editorial staff from 1985 to 1997 Currently Cobb is a senior analyst at allAfrica com Recognition editCobb was a founding member of the National Association of Black Journalists and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2008 13 14 Cobb is currently a visiting professor of Africana studies at Brown University where he teaches a course called The Organizing Tradition of the Southern Civil Rights Movement 15 Selected publications editRadical Equations Civil Rights from Mississippi to the Algebra Project 16 with Bob Moses Beacon Press 2001 ISBN 9780807031278 No Easy Victories African Liberation and American Activists Over a Half Century 1950 2000 17 edited with William Minter and Gail Hovey Africa World Press 2007 ISBN 1592215750 On the Road to Freedom A Guided Tour of the Civil Rights Trail 18 Algonquin Books 2008 ISBN 1565124391 This Nonviolent Stuff ll Get You Killed How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible Basic Books 2014 Duke University Press 2015 pb ISBN 0465033105References edit Davis Joshua Clark 28 January 2017 Black Owned Bookstores Anchors of the Black Power Movement Black Perspectives Retrieved February 20 2017 Charles E Cobb Choices Program Retrieved 2021 08 01 Stabile Lori June 22 2013 Fellowship Center at St John s Congregational Church named after civil rights leader Rev Charles Cobb Mass Live Cobb Charles April 1999 Traveling The Blues Highway National Geographic Archived from the original on February 4 2014 Retrieved December 17 2013 Cobb Charles CRMvet org Retrieved 17 December 2013 400 TRY NEW SIT IN DRIVE 15 ARRESTED The Sun November 19 1961 Cobb Charles From Atlanta to East Africa No Easy Victories Retrieved December 17 2013 Payne Charles 1995 I ve Got The Light of Freedom Berkeley and Los Angeles CA University of California Press p 302 ISBN 978 0 520 25176 2 Cobb Charles Prospectus for a Summer Freedom School Program in Mississippi Gilmore Brian Drum amp Spear Bookstore Beltway Poetry Quarterly Manns Adrienne August 27 1968 Ghetto Book Shop Finds Untapped Literary Mart The Washington Post Lewis John August 9 1969 Black Voices Afro American NABJ Founders National Association of Black Journalists Past Hall Of Fame Honorees National Association of Black Journalists Charles E Cobb Jr Brown University 13 March 2023 Radical Equations at Google Books No Easy Victories home page www noeasyvictories org Retrieved 2019 06 03 Workman Publishing Workman Publishing 2016 05 23 Retrieved 2019 06 03 External links editSNCC Digital Gateway Charlie Cobb Documentary website created by the SNCC Legacy Project and Duke University telling the story of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee amp grassroots organizing from the inside out Gavroche Allen An Interview with Former Civil Rights Organizer Charles Cobb Jr The Occupied Providence Journal September 2 2012 Charles Cobb Jr From Atlanta to East Africa selection from No Easy Victories Marking SNCC s 50th Anniversary interview on NPR Collected Articles by Charles Cobb at Civil Rights Movement Archive Interviews with Charles Cobb at Brown University s The Choices Program Website Freedom Schools at the Civil Rights Movement Archive R L Nave Charles E Cobb Jr interview Jackson Free Press October 15 2013 National Center for Civil amp Human Rights Freedom Mosaic Charles Cobb Jr Armed for Nonviolence Guns and the Civil Rights Movement Interview on The Kojo Nnamdi Show May 10 2014 Geographic s Race Problems Omission Mindset in Journal isms March 17 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles E Cobb Jr amp oldid 1174841573, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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