Bobby Lovett

Bobby Lovett
Born
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Arkansas
OccupationHistorian

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

He has written editorials[3] including about the legacy of slavery and Andrew Jackson.[4]

Selected works

  • From Winter to Winter : the Afro-American history of Nashville, Tennessee, 1870-1930 Tennessee State University (1981)[5]
  • 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. ^ "Recently Retired Faculty". History, Political Science, Geography & Africana Studies. Tennessee State University. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Bobby Lovett" (PDF). Tennessee State University Library. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  3. ^ 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)
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ From winter to winter : the Afro-American history of Nashville, Tennessee, 1870-1930. Tennessee State University. March 28, 1981 – via catalog.library.nashville.org.