Robert L. Allen

Robert Lee Allen (May 29, 1942 -) is an activist, writer, and Adjunct Professor of African-American Studies and Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley [ [http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~africam/faculty/allen.html Robert Allen ] ] . Dr. Allen received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, San Francisco, and previously taught at San José State University and Mills College. He is Senior Editor (with Editor-in-Chief and Publisher Robert Chrisman) of "THE BLACK SCHOLAR: Journal of Black Studies and Research" [ [http://www.theblackscholar.org The Black Scholar ] ] , published quarterly or more frenquently in Oakland California by the Black World Foundation since 1969.

Books by Robert L. Allen

Dr. Allen is the author, co-author or co-editor of the following books:
* "Black Awakening in Capitalist America: An Analytic History" (1969)
* "A Guide to Black Power in America: An Historical Analysis" (1970)
* "Reluctant Reformers: The Impact of Racism on Social Movement in the U.S." (1983) [ [http://www.cpusa.org/article/articleview/619/1/118/ CPUSA Online - The Nature of the "White-Black Relationship" ] ]
* "Brotherman: The Odyssey of Black Men in America" (co-edited with Herb Boyd [ [http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/nov97/boyd.htm Interview with Herb Boyd *Writers Write - The IWJ* ] ] , reprinted 1996)
* "Strong in the Struggle: My Life as a Black Labor Activist" (with ILWU militant Lee Brown, 2001)
* "Honoring Sergeant Carter: A Family's Journey to Uncover the Truth About an American Hero" [ [http://www.honoringsergeantcarter.com/index2.php Honoring Sergeant Carter ] ] (with Allene G. Carter, 2004)
* "The Port Chicago Mutiny: The Story of the Largest Mass Mutiny Trial in U.S. Naval History" [http://www.bherc.org/Special_Events/Port_Chicago/concept.html :: Port Chicago Survivors - History & Concept :: ] ] [ [http://www.heydaybooks.com/public/books/pcm.html Heyday Books: The Port Chicago Mutiny ] ] (1989, republished 2006).

Awards

* Guggenheim Fellowship (1977) [ [http://www.gf.org/77fellow.html John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation 1977 Fellows Page ] ]
* American Book Award (1995, with Herb Boyd [ [http://www.iveknownrivers.org/authors/author.php?a=Herb+Boyd I've Known Rivers | Author Biography Index ] ] ) for "Brotherman: The Odyssey of Black Men in America" [ [http://www.bookweb.org/news/awards/1293.html ABA: Book Industry Awards ] ]
* The Joseph Small Legacy Award (1998) of the Black Hollywood Education and Research Center [ [http://www.bherc.org/index.html :: The Black Hollywood Education & Resource Center :: ] ] . The award honors Port Chicago disaster survivor Joseph R. Small, Jr. [ [http://www.prx.org/pieces/1227;jsessionid=C5A50F53E8AA0BCCFA02668672A349FB PRX » Pieces » The Port Chicago 50: An Oral History ] ] , a member of The Port Chicago 50 [http://www.thisamericanlife.org/pages/descriptions/96/37.html] who provided the narrative for the first chapter of "The Port Chicago Mutiny".
* One of 12 honorees of the San Francisco Public Library's Long Walk to Freedom living-history exhibition [ [http://sfpl.lib.ca.us/news/releases/longwalk.htm News Releases - Long Walk to Freedom - SFPL.org ] ] (2003)

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