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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
5 days ago · 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. Among the works completed under his supervision were a network of 35 highways, 12 bridges, numerous parks ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Jul 12, 1975 · 4.7 2,190 ratings. See all formats and editions. PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • A modern American classic, this huge and galvanizing biography of Robert Moses reveals not only the saga of one man’s incredible accumulation of power but the story of his shaping (and mis-shaping) of twentieth-century New York. One of the Modern Library’s hundred ...
- Robert A. Caro
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- Vintage
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.
Jul 25, 2021 · By Kalhan Rosenblatt and The Associated Press. Robert Parris Moses, a civil rights activist who endured beatings and jail while leading Black voter registration drives in the South during the...
Mar 25, 2022 · Mar 25th 2022. F OR ALMOST half a century, from the 1920s to the 1960s, Robert Moses shaped the infrastructure of New York. Brilliant and devious, a charmer but also a bully, he pretended to be...
