This collection spans Dr. Singletons work and activism with a bulk of the materials from the 1960s and 1970s. It is comprised largely of documents but also includes flyers, correspondence, and publications.

Dr. Robert Singleton studied at the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1960s, earning a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations, a Master’s degree in International Economics, and a Ph.D. in Urban and Labor Economics. During his time as a student, Singleton served as president of the school’s chapter of NAACP where he organized sit-ins at stores with discriminatory practices as well as investigating other forms of discrimination on or around campus. Singleton continued his activist work by joining the Congress of Racial Equality, or CORE, that initiated the Freedom Rides of 1961. As a result of his participation in the Freedom Rides, Singleton was arrested and sent to Parchman Penitentiary along with his wife Helen Singleton, a fellow Freedom Rider.

5.0 Linear Feet 11 document boxes

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