Charles E. Cobb Jr. | |
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 Cobb at a talk about his book at Potters House in Washington D.C., on February 27, 2016. | |
| Born | June 23, 1943 |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Known for | Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee |
| Notable work | "This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible" |
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]
- ^ 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.
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