Robert Sengstacke Abbott
Dublin Core
Title
Robert Sengstacke Abbott
Alternative Title
Robert Sengstacke Abbott
Subject
Abbott, Robert S. (Robert Sengstacke), 1868-1940
Newspaper publishing--Illinois--Chicago
Attorneys
Lawyers--Illinois--Chicago
Description
A portrait of Robert Sengstacke Abbott, which is housed at the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, located at 640 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Boulevard in Daytona Beach, Florida. Abbott was the founder of The Chicago Defender, the first African-American weekly newspaper. Abbott was born to formerly enslaved parents on November 24, 1870, in St. Simons Island, Georgia. After attending Hampton Institute in Hampton, Virginia, from 1892 to 1896 and graduating from Kent College of Law in Chicago, Illinois, in 1898, Abbott made several attempts to establish law officers throughout the Midwest, but was unable to due to racial prejudice. He then went on to found The Chicago Defender, which was the most widely circulated black newspaper in the country and commonly referred to as "America's Black Newspaper." Daytona Beach-based educator and civil rights activist Dr. Dr. Mary Jane McLeod Bethune also wrote weekly columns for the paper between 1948 and 1955. Abbott died of Bright's Disease in Chicago on February 29, 1940, and is buried at Lincoln Cemetery in Blue Island, Illinois.
Source
Original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographic print: Sun room, image 175, Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Daytona Beach, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1898-1940
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original 8 x 10 inch black and white photographic print.
Is Part Of
Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation, Daytona Beach, Florida.
Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation Collection, Daytona Beach Collection, Volusia County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
220 KB
Medium
8 x 10 inch black and white photographic print
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Chicago, Illinois
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Mary McLeod Bethune Foundation and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Ottley, Roi. The Lonely Warrior: The Life and Times of Robert S. Abbott. Chicago: H. Regnery Co, 1955.
Bennett, Carolyn LaDelle, and Mary McLeod Bethune. An Annotated Bibliography of Mary McLeod Bethune's Chicago Defender Columns, 1948-1955. Lewiston, N.Y.: Edwin Mellen Press, 2001.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white photographic print
Physical Dimensions
8 x 10 inches
Collection
Citation
“Robert Sengstacke Abbott,” RICHES, accessed April 25, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5165.