Robert A. Sengstacke
Robert Abbott Sengstacke (May 29, 1943 – March 7, 2017), also known as Bobby Sengstacke, was an African-American photojournalist during the Civil Rights Movement for the Chicago Defender in Chicago, Illinois. Sengstacke was well known for his famous portraits of Martin Luther King Jr. and other prominent civil rights leaders. Sengstacke inherited the family–owned Sengstacke Newspaper Company. After retiring from journalism in 2015, Sengstacke moved to Hammond, Indiana where he lived until his death due to a respiratory illness in 2017 at age 73.
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Robert A. Sengstacke
Robert Abbott Sengstacke (May 29, 1943 – March 7, 2017), also known as Bobby Sengstacke, was an African-American photojournalist during the Civil Rights Movement for the Chicago Defender in Chicago, Illinois. Sengstacke was well known for his famous portraits of Martin Luther King Jr. and other prominent civil rights leaders. Sengstacke inherited the family–owned Sengstacke Newspaper Company. After retiring from journalism in 2015, Sengstacke moved to Hammond, Indiana where he lived until his death due to a respiratory illness in 2017 at age 73.
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Cannon 40D Award
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Gordon Park Award
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John B. Russwurm Award
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Robert S. Abbott Memorial Award
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Superior Public Service Award
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1943-05-29
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Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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Sengstacke circa 1970.
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2017-03-07
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Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
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Bethune-Cookman College
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Chicago Daily Defender
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Eastman Kodak Company
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Fisk University
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Memphis Tri-State Defender
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Muhammad Speaks
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Sengstacke Enterprises Inc.
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Robert Sengstacke Abbott
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Notable photography of the civil rights era.
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Myrtle Picou
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Civil Rights Movement
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Robert A. Sengstacke
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Photojournalist
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Chicago, Illinois
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