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Robert Moses (December 18, 1888 – July 29, 1981) was an American urban planner and public official who worked in the New York metropolitan area during the early to mid-20th century. Moses is regarded as one of the most powerful and influential people in the history of New York City and New York State.
Oct 23, 2022 · A play starring Ralph Fiennes explores the controversial legacy of Robert Moses, the powerful commissioner who shaped New York City's infrastructure and urban planning for decades. Learn how he built bridges, parks, expressways, and faced opposition from critics and activists.
- 8 min
- Reid Orvedahl,George Pozderec
Jul 25, 2021 · Robert Parris Moses, a civil rights activist who endured beatings and jail while leading Black voter registration drives in the South during the 1960s and later helped improve minority...
May 25, 2024 · Robert Moses (born Dec. 18, 1888, New Haven, Conn., U.S.—died July 29, 1981, West Islip, N.Y.) was a U.S. state and municipal official whose career in public works planning resulted in a virtual transformation of the New York landscape.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jul 12, 1975 · One of the Modern Library’s hundred greatest books of the twentieth century, Robert Caro's monumental book makes public what few outsiders knew: that Robert Moses was the single most powerful man of his time in the City and in the State of New York.
- Robert A. Caro
- $17.09
- Vintage
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Mar 25, 2022 · The majesty of Moses’s vision is clear: influenced by the Swiss-born architect and urban planner Le Corbusier, he imagined an exquisitely rational metropolis.
Jul 25, 2021 · Moses was a leader of the 1960s voter registration drives in the American South and later founded the Algebra Project to improve minority education in math. He faced beatings, jail and discrimination for his work and influenced generations of young people.
