Skip to content

Encyclopedia Virginia, Virginia Humanities

  • Virginia Facts
  • Blog
  • Podcast
  • About
  • Sponsors
  • FAQ
  • Contact
  • Alphabetically
  • Biographies
  • Map
  • Media
  • Virtual Tours
  • Donate
Facebook Twitter Instagram
MEDIA
Robert Peel Brooks
Credit: University of Virginia Library
Original Author: Unknown
Created: February 14, 1885
Medium: Newpaper engraving

Robert Peel Brooks

An engraved portrait of Robert Peel Brooks, one of Richmond's first African American lawyers and a Republican Party leader, is included in his obituary published in the New York Freeman on February 14, 1885.

FEATURED IN
  • Robert Peel Brooks (1853–1882)
  • Lucy Goode Brooks (1818–1900)
  • Albert R. Brooks (c. 1817–1881)

Sponsors

Never Miss an Update
Subscribe
Follow Us
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
A program of
Partners & Affiliates
University of Virginia National Endowment for the Humanities Library of Virginia

Encyclopedia Virginia
946 Grady Ave. Ste. 100
Charlottesville, VA 22903

(434) 924-3296

  • About
  • Contact
© 2020 Virginia Humanities, All Rights Reserved • Privacy Policy
Indigenous Acknowledgment

Virginia Humanities acknowledges the Monacan Nation, the original people of the land and waters of our home in Charlottesville, Virginia.


We invite you to learn more about Indians in Virginia in our Encyclopedia Virginia.