Happy 80th, Robert C. Hayden! (Historian/educator: "9 African American Inventors," 1992)

[leno...@yahoo.com]

A science teacher, he lives on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Not to be confused with the U.S. Poet Laureate (1913-1980).

He won the outstanding book award from National Science Teachers-Association and Children's Book Council in 1976 for "Nine Black American Doctors."

http://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/robert-c-hayden-39
(bio & photo from 2004)

https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:gb19g9012
(photo from 1976)

https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2009/12/24/educator-robert-hayden-given-national-award
("Educator Robert Hayden Is Given National Award")

http://openarchives.umb.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15774coll39
(about A. Philip Randolph)

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/540469.Robert_C_Hayden
(reader reviews)

https://www.google.com/search?q=%22robert+c+hayden%22&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjW482Q4-jVAhXm5YMKHXnKAYkQ_AUICygC&biw=1266&bih=813#imgrc=_
(a few book covers)

https://www.mvtimes.com/2017/07/25/african-american-heritage-celebrated-oak-bluffs-library/
(brief mention of Hayden, from July)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQXyS5Z4E6w
(short video that mentions Hayden)


WRITINGS BY THE AUTHOR:

Why You Are You: The Science of Heredity, Sex, and Development, American Education Publications, 1968.
Black in America: Episodes in U.S. History, Xerox Education Publications, 1969.

Seven Black American Scientists, Addison-Wesley, 1970.
Eight Black American Inventors, Addison-Wesley, 1972.
(With Jacqueline Harris) Nine Black American Doctors, Addison-Wesley, 1976.

Faith, Culture, and Leadership: A History of the Black Church in Boston (booklet), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Boston), 1983.
Faith, Culture, and Leadership: A History of the Black Church in Boston, Boston Branch NAACP, 1983.
The African Meeting House in Boston: A Celebration of History, Museum of Afro American History, 1987.
Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965: A Guide to the Series, Blackside, Inc., 1987.
Singing for All People: Roland Hayes (biography), Corey & Lucas, 1989.

African-Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years, foreword by Joyce Ferriabough, Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston, 1991.
9 African-American Inventors, wenty-First Century Books, 1992.
7 African-American Scientists (Rev. and expanded ed.), Twenty-First Century Books, 1992.
11 African-American Doctors (Rev. and expanded ed.), Twenty-First Century Books, 1992.
(Co-Author) A Cultural Guide to African-American Heritage in New England, Cline Transportation Service, 1992.
African-Americans and Cape Verdean-Americans in New Bedford: A History of Community and Achievement, Select Publications, 1993.
A Historical Overview of Poverty Among Blacks in Boston, 1850-1990, University of Massachusetts at Boston, 1994.
Aging With Independence and Dignity: A History of Central Boston Elder Services, Inc., 1974-1994, Central Boston Elder Services, 1994.
Multicultural Contributions to Science, D.C. Heath and Company, 1996.
(Editor, with Katherine Watson Frederick) Richard M. Owens, I Wanted to Preach: Richard McLaughlin Owens (autobiography), Select Publications, 1996.
(With Karen E. Hayden) African-Americans On Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket: A History of People, Places and Events, Select Publications, 1999.

(Editor, with Ann Withorn and Jen Douglas) Changing Lives, Changing Communities: Oral Histories from Action for Boston Community Development, Action for Boston Community Development, 2002.



Lenona.