Joseph Robert Booker (or J. R. Booker; September 19, 1893 – July 31, 1960) was an African-American rights leader, lawyer, and politician from Arkansas. Booker was born on September 19, 1893, in Helena, Arkansas. His father, Rev. Joseph A. Booker, was president of Arkansas Baptist College from 1887 to 1926. Booker graduated from that school in 1914, received his law degree from Northwestern University in 1917 and returned to Little Rock to practice law. He served in the Army during World War I. Wikipedia
Joseph Robert Booker (or J. R. Booker; September 19, 1893 – July 31, 1960) was an African-American rights leader, lawyer, and politician from Arkansas. Booker was born on September 19, 1893, in Helena, Arkansas. His father, Rev. Joseph A. Booker, was president of Arkansas Baptist College from 1887 to 1926. Booker graduated from that school in...