How to Pronounce Robert Sengstacke Abbott
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Nov 24, 1870 St. Simons, Georgia, United States Died on 29 Feb 1940 (aged 69)
African American lawyer
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About Robert Sengstacke Abbott
- Robert Sengstacke Abbott (November 24, 1870 – February 29, 1940) was an American lawyer, newspaper publisher and editor.
- Abbott founded The Chicago Defender in 1905, which grew to have the highest circulation of any black-owned newspaper in the country.
- An early adherent of the Bahá'í religion in the United States, Abbott founded the Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic in August 1929.
- The parade, which has developed into a celebration for youth, education and African–American life in Chicago, Illinois; Is the second largest parade in the United States.
