Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Robert Robbie Robinson
Photographed by Brandon D Cross
1. Robert Robbie Robinson Marker
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Robert Robbie Robinson. . Savannah, civil rights leader, attorney and City Council member Robert Edward "Robbie" Robinson spent his formative years in the Cann Park neighborhood. Mr. Robinson was born in Savannah on July 30, 1947 and spent most of his childhood in the home at 706 West 46th Street As a member of the Savannah NAACP Youth Council, Robinson participated in non-violent direct action protests, including wade ins at Tybee Beach, for which he was arrested in 1963. He was among the first Black students to integrate Savannah High School, graduating in 1964. He continued his civil rights work as an attorney, representing civil rights and employee discrimination cases, and serving as general legal counsel for the Savannah Branch NAACP In 1982, he was elected to City Council as the first Black alderman to represent the 5th District. He continued to fight for racial and economic equity while on Council, and secured much-needed improvements for his District, including paved roads, improved drainage, and traffic lights. Robinson was serving his second term on Council when a mail bomb sent to his law office on Abercorn Street exploded. He died on December 18, 1989, from injuries suffered during the attack.
Savannah, civil rights leader, attorney and City Council member Robert Edward "Robbie" Robinson spent his formative years in the Cann Park neighborhood. Mr. Robinson was born in Savannah on July 30, 1947 and spent most of his childhood in the home at 706 West 46th Street As a member of the Savannah NAACP Youth Council, Robinson participated in non-violent direct action protests, including wade ins at Tybee Beach, for which he was arrested in 1963. He was among the first Black students to integrate Savannah High School, graduating in 1964. He continued his civil rights work as an attorney, representing civil rights and employee discrimination cases, and serving as general legal counsel for the Savannah Branch NAACP In 1982, he was elected to City Council as the first Black alderman to represent the 5th District. He continued to fight for racial and economic equity while on Council, and secured much-needed improvements for his District, including paved roads, improved drainage, and traffic lights. Robinson was serving his second term on Council when a mail bomb sent to his law office on Abercorn Street exploded. He died on
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December 18, 1989, from injuries suffered during the attack.
Erected 2023 by City of Savannah.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights. A significant historical date for this entry is December 18, 1989.
Location. 32° 3.179′ N, 81° 6.772′ W. Marker is in Savannah, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is at the intersection of West 46th Street and Bulloch Street, on the right when traveling west on West 46th Street. Located at Cann Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Savannah GA 31405, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 208 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on July 19, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
