Robert Pelham Jr.

Robert Pelham, Jr (January 4, 1859 – June 12, 1943) was a journalist and civil servant in Detroit, Michigan, and Washington, D.C. Along with his brother, Benjamin, and others, he was a founder and editor of the Detroit Plaindealer in 1883. He served in a number of public positions in Michigan, and later worked at the United States Census in Washington, D.C. In Washington, he continued to work as a journalist, and late in his life edited the weekly paper, Washington Tribune. He was also a member of a number of civil rights organizations, including the National Afro-American League, the American Negro Academy, and the Spingarn Medal Commission.