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Also Known As Robert Sengstacke Abbott
Born November 28, 1868 • Georgia
Died February 29, 1940 (aged 71) • Chicago • Illinois
Founder “Chicago Defender”

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Robert Sengstacke Abbott
The Hampton Quartet stands tall and proud
The first location of the Chicago Defender, a marker of great beginnings
Typesetting the Chicago Defender in the 1940s
In the cold, a Pullman Porter stands ready for his portrait
The longtime home of Robert Sengstacke Abbott, now a historic landmark
Cheerleaders walk the route of the 1984 Bud Billiken Parade
John H. Sengstacke and others visit the grave of Robert Sengstacke Abbott
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