Robert Booker (politician)

Robert Booker is a historian, author, and politician. He served in the Tennessee House of Representatives.

Booker grew up in the East Knoxville neighborhood known as the "Bottom" and went to Austin-East High School. He served three years in the U.S. Army[1] and was impressed by the freedoms and absence of segregation he experienced while stationed in Europe.[2] Upon his return he graduated from Knoxville College on a G. I. Bill scholarship.[1]

Bibliography
  • Two Hundred Years of Black Culture in Knoxville, Tennessee 1791-1991
  • And There was Light!; The 120 Year History of Knoxville College
  • The Heat of a Red Summer; An Encyclopedia: The Experiences of Black People in Knoxville, Tennessee 1844-1974; *From the Bottom Up

References
  1. "Bob Booker". Knoxville History Project.
  2. "In His Own Words: Robert 'Bob' Booker's journey of activism, service in Knoxville". www.wbir.com.


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