Randall Lee Kryn is an American historian, writer, journalist, and biographer best known for his work with the Civil Rights Movement. Throughout his life in the Great Lakes region of the Midwestern U.S., he has also been involved in community organizing, politics, activism, and Wikipedia editing.
Randy Kryn | |
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| Born | Randall Lee Kryn October 12, 1949 |
| Other names | R. L. Kryn Mr. Kryn[1] |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation(s) | Historian Writer Journalist |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Title | Chief biographer |
| Board member of | Chairman of 7th Congressional Republican Council (1986–1990, 1992) |
| Parent(s) | Beatrice Kryn (mother) Chester North (father) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Oak Park and River Forest High School (1967) Morton College, A.A. (1970) |
| Alma mater | Northern Illinois University, B.S. in journalism (1973) |
| Thesis | Randy Kryn: Movement Revision Research Summary Regarding James Bevel |
| Influences | David Garrow |
| Academic work | |
| Era | 1954–1968 |
| Discipline | History of the United States |
| Sub-discipline | Civil Rights Movement |
| Main interests | James Bevel, Selma to Montgomery marches, Chicago Freedom Movement, Birmingham campaign, Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) |