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   Robbins is one of the oldest incorporated Black communities in the United States and the oldest Black suburb in the Chicagoland area. Robbins was named for Eugene S. Robbins, a real estate developer who laid out the village's early subdivisions. The village's founder and the first mayor was Thomas J. Kellar, who said in an early interview, "Our ...

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   Robbins, Illinois. Location of Robbins in Cook County, Illinois. /  41.64306°N 87.70806°W  / 41.64306; -87.70806. Robbins is a village southwest of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,629 at the 2020 census. [2] Darren E. Bryant is the current mayor of Robbins.

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   What is Robbins IL known for?

   • It is the second oldest African-American incorporated town in the north following Brooklyn, Illinois and was home to the country’s first black-owned airport. Robbins was incorporated on December 14, 1917 and named for Eugene S. Robbins, a real estate developer who laid out the village's early subdivisions.

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   Where is Robbins Illinois?

   • Robbins is a village southwest of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,629 at the 2020 census. Darren E. Bryant is the current mayor of Robbins. It is the second oldest African-American incorporated town in the north following Brooklyn, Illinois and was home to the country’s first black-owned airport.

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   What is the history of the Robbins area?

   • Located in the bottomlands southwest of Blue Island , the area was largely farmland until 1910, when white real-estate agents Henry and Eugene Robbins opened the first of several subdivisions, which they marketed to African Americans .

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   What was Robbins like in the 1960s?

   • Robbins was one of few places in the Chicago suburbs where African Americans could purchase homes without risking violence. In the 1960s, black developer Edward Starks opened the Golden Acres subdivision , which brought modern, suburban-style houses to the community.

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4. www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org › pages › 1083Robbins, IL - Encyclopedia of Chicago

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   Robbins, IL. Cook County, 17 miles south of the Loop. Robbins is the oldest majority-black suburb in the Chicago area and one of the oldest incorporated black municipalities in the United States. Robbins is also characteristic of semirural black suburbs that developed in the United States during the Great Migration .

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   Feb 2, 2022 · ROBBINS, Ill. — From Hollywood stars and athletes to pioneering pilots and entrepreneurs, there is a lot of history to explore in south suburban Robbins. Tyrone Haymore is the keeper of the town ...

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   Robbins, IL. Robbins was incorporated on December 14, 1917 and named for Eugene S. Robbins, a white real estate developer who laid out the village's early subdivisions. The village's founder and first mayor was Thomas J. Kellar, who noted in an early interview "Our people in Robbins are mostly people who get tired of the white fights and the ...

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   Jan 15, 2019 · Robbins was started with the ethos of black self-determination rooted in the philosophies of black leaders like Booker T. Washington and Marcus Garvey who promoted self-reliance, black empowerment, collective work and responsibility at the turn of the last century. Robbins was founded by former slaves and descendants thereof during the period ...

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   The Village of Robbins was incorporated on December 14, 1917, and is the oldest all-black governed incorporated town in the northern United States. In 1930, Robbins became the home of the first black airport built in the United States. The airport and its flight school for African-Americans flourished until 1933, when a violent windstorm ...