Robert Woodson

Bob Woodson
Personal details
Born
Robert Leon Woodson

(1937-04-08) April 8, 1937
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
U.S.
Political partyIndependent
EducationCheyney University (BS)
University of Pennsylvania
(MSW)

Robert Leon Woodson Sr. (born April 8, 1937) is 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.