Knoxville News Sentinel | Celebration of life service for civil rights leader Robert Booker @knoxnews | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
In a poignant display of respect and admiration, hundreds of Knoxville community members including state and local leaders came together to pay homage to the unparalleled legacy of Robert J. Booker, a towering figure in Knoxville's Civil Rights Movement and a revered historian.

The celebration of his life at Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, a place deeply intertwined with Booker as a lifelong member, showcased the profound impact he had on the community.

Booker died Feb. 22 at the age of 88.

The Rev. Harold Middlebrook, a civil rights leader in his own right, officiated the Feb. 28 service and Rev. Vincent Jones delivered the eulogy celebrating Booker's life.

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