Robert Knight (1945-2017)

Robert Knight (1945-2017)

by Otis Alexander | Jan 30, 2022 | African American History, People

Robert Knight was born Robert Henry Peebles on April 24, 1945 in Franklin, Tennessee. Knight made his professional vocal debut with the Paramounts, a racially integrated doo-wop quintet during the Civil Rights era comprised of friends at the all-black Natchez High...
Phillip O. Crews (1943- )

Phillip O. Crews (1943- )

by FikesRobert | Jan 29, 2007 | African American History, People

In 1974, when organic chemist Phillip O. Crews browsed through a book on marine biology that stated the chemistry of sponges was unknown he refocused the direction of his research and his career to solving this mystery. He was born in the university town of Urbana,...