Robert C. Weaver, an economist, government official, and civil rights advocate, was awarded the Spingarn Medal by the NAACP for his leadership in the movement for open housing. A pioneering figure, Weaver played a critical role in advocating for fair housing policies and combating racial segregation in urban planning.
He would later make history in 1966 as the first African American to serve in a U.S. Cabinet position, when President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed him as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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