Robert Woodson

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Robert Woodson

American political activist

January 1, 1937 - May 19, 2026 (Age 89)

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Robert Woodson (April 8, 1937 – May 19, 2026) was an American civil rights activist, community development leader, author, and founder and president of the Woodson Center, a non-profit research and demonstration organization that supports neighborhood-based initiatives to revitalize low-income communities.

Known forAmerican political activist
Age89
DiedMay 19, 2026
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Robert Woodson (April 8, 1937 – May 19, 2026) was an American civil rights activist, community development leader, author, and founder and president of the Woodson Center, a non-profit research and demonstration organization that supports neighborhood-based initiatives to revitalize low-income communities. Robert Woodson died on May 19...

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May 19, 2026
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Robert Woodson, 89, died on May 19, 2026. Robert Woodson was known publicly as an American political activist. (April 8, 1937 – May 19, 2026) was an American civil rights activist, community development leader, author, and founder and president of the Woodson Center, a non-profit research and demonstration organization that supports neighborhood-based initiatives to revitalize low-income communities. In February 2020, Woodson launched the center's 1776 Unites campaign to counter The 1619 Project. Public biographical listings identify Woodson as an American political activist. OfficialObituary preserves this notice as a public memorial record for readers looking for confirmed basic details about Woodson. This public record remains centered on Woodson's work as an American political activist and the documented milestones of that career.

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  1. 1937
    was an American civil rights activist

    (April 8, 1937 – May 19, 2026) was an American civil rights activist, community development leader, author, and founder and president of the Woodson Center, a non-profit research and demonstration organization that supports neighborhood-based initiatives to revitalize low-income communities.

  2. 2020
    In February 2020, Woodson launched the center's 1776 Unites campaig...

    In February 2020, Woodson launched the center's 1776 Unites campaign to counter The 1619 Project.

  3. May 19, 2026
    Died

    Robert Woodson died at age 89.

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