Charles E. Cobb Jr.

Charles E. Cobb Jr.
Cobb at a talk about his book at Potters House in Washington D.C., on February 27, 2016.
Born (1943-06-23) June 23, 1943 (age 81)
Springfield, Massachusetts
Occupationjournalist
Known forStudent Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Notable work"This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible"

Charles E. "Charlie" Cobb Jr. (born June 23, 1943) is a journalist, professor, and former activist with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Along with several veterans of SNCC, Cobb established and operated the African-American bookstore Drum and Spear in Washington, D.C., from 1968 to 1974.[1] Currently he is a senior analyst at allAfrica.com and a visiting professor at Brown University.[2]

  1. ^ Davis, Joshua Clark (28 January 2017). "Black-Owned Bookstores: Anchors of the Black Power Movement". Black Perspectives. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Charles E. Cobb". Choices Program. Retrieved 2021-08-01.