Unsung Activist Bill “Bojangles” Robinson

Slapped after death with a rep he didn’t deserve, the truth will surprise you

Bill Robinson and Shirley Temple in The Little Colonel, public domain per and courtesy of YouTube

By Sharon Turnoy

Bill Robinson, aka “Mr. Bojangles,” got an unfair and untrue bad rep that casts a cloud over his name to this day. It’s long past time to clear his name and reputation and give him credit for the “insurmountable obstacles”…