Bobby Lovett

Bobby Lovett
Born	Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Arkansas
Occupation	Historian

Bobby L. Lovett ^[1] was an American historian. He is an emeritus professor of history at Tennessee State University, ^[2] where he served as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 1999 to 2009. ^[3] He is the author of several books about African-American history. ^[3]

He has written editorials ^[4] including about the legacy of slavery and Andrew Jackson. ^[5]

Selected works

• From Winter to Winter : the Afro-American history of Nashville, Tennessee, 1870-1930 Tennessee State University (1981) ^[6]
• Lovett, Bobby (1999). The African American History of Nashville, 1780-1930: Elites and Dilemmas. Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press. ISBN   9781557285553. OCLC   468529280.
• Lovett, Bobby (2005). The Civil Rights Movement in Tennessee: A Narrative History. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press. ISBN   9781621902294. OCLC   972039181.
• Lovett, Bobby (2007). How It Came To Be: The Boyd Family's Contribution over the Past 100 Years to African American Religious Publishing, 1896--present. Lavergne, Tennessee: Lightning Source Press. ISBN   9781589423152. OCLC   123414689.
• Lovett, Bobby (2012). A Touch of Greatness: A History of Tennessee State University. Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press. ISBN   9780881464351. OCLC   828893347.
• Lovett, Bobby (2015). America's Historically Black Colleges & Universities: A Narrative History, 1837–2009. Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press. ISBN   9780881465341. OCLC   917131576.

References

1. "Lovett, Bobby L." at Library of Congress Linked Data Service.
2. "Recently Retired Faculty". History, Political Science, Geography & Africana Studies. Tennessee State University. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
3. "Bobby Lovett" (PDF). Tennessee State University Library. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
4. submitted, Article (January 25, 2021). "Nashville Historian Dr. B. L. Lovett Responds to Gov. Lee's Negative Comments to VP Kamala Harris on Abortion". The Tennessee Tribune.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
5. submitted, Article (February 4, 2021). "Nashville Historian Dr. B. L. Lovett Comments on Removal of Jackson Portrait from the White House". The Tennessee Tribune.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
6. From winter to winter : the Afro-American history of Nashville, Tennessee, 1870-1930. Tennessee State University. March 28, 1981 – via catalog.library.nashville.org.

External links

• Official website
• Bobby Lovett on C-SPAN