Robert Curvin

Robert Curvin (February 23, 1934 – September 30, 2015) was an advocate for Newark, New Jersey. He lived in the Vailsburg section of Newark, and he devoted much scholarly effort to the issue of urban poverty. He is originally from Belleville, New Jersey.[1] He died of multiple myeloma in 2015, at the age of 81. [2]

Education

Born in Newark, Robert Curvin grew up in Belleville before attending Rutgers University, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in 1960 and his MSW in 1967. He went on to receive a PhD in political science from Princeton University in 1975.[3]

Bibliography
  • Black Ghetto Politics in Newark after World War II, in Schwartz and Prosser eds., "Cities of the Garden State" (Kendall-Hunt Publ., 1977)
  • Blackout Looting: New York City, July 13, 1977 (Gardner Press, 1979)
  • Inside Newark: Decline, Rebellion, and the Search for Transformation (Rutgers University Press, 2014)

References
  1. "Robert Curvin, 'legendary' Newark civil rights leader and historian, dies at 81". NJ.com. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. Roberts, Sam (2015-09-30). "Robert Curvin, Scholar Who Fought Bias and Poverty in Newark, Dies at 81". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
  3. "Robert Curvin, 1943-2015 | Rutgers University - Newark". www.newark.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2019-01-31.


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