Clarence B. Robinson
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Clarence B. Robinson (1911–2002[1]) was an American educator and Tennessee state representative (1974–1992) from District 28, and was a founder of the Black Caucus in the Tennessee General Assembly.[2] He was the first African American to be elected to the Tennessee legislature since Reconstruction. The C.B. Robinson Bridge (1981) over the Tennessee River in Chattanooga was named after him.[3]
Robinson was succeeded as District 28 Representative in the state legislature by Tommie Brown.
