Bobby Lovett

{{short description|American historian}}

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Bobby L. Lovett"[https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95101460.html Lovett, Bobby L.]" at Library of Congress Linked Data Service. was an American historian. He is an emeritus professor of history at Tennessee State University,{{cite web|title=Recently Retired Faculty|url=http://www.tnstate.edu/history/faculty/|website=History, Political Science, Geography & Africana Studies|publisher=Tennessee State University|accessdate=April 7, 2018}} where he served as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 1999 to 2009.{{cite web|title=Bobby Lovett|url=http://www.tnstate.edu/library/documents/Bio_Bobby_Lovett.pdf|website=Tennessee State University Library|accessdate=April 7, 2018}} He is the author of several books about African-American history.

He has written editorials{{Cite web|url=http://tntribune.com/nashville-historian-dr-b-l-lovett-responds-on-gov-lees-negative-comments-to-vp-kamala-harris-on-abortion/|title=Nashville Historian Dr. B. L. Lovett Responds to Gov. Lee's Negative Comments to VP Kamala Harris on Abortion|first=Article|last=submitted|date=January 25, 2021|website=The Tennessee Tribune}} including about the legacy of slavery and Andrew Jackson.{{Cite web|url=http://tntribune.com/nashville-historian-dr-b-l-lovett-comments-on-removal-of-jackson-portrait-from-the-white-house/|title=Nashville Historian Dr. B. L. Lovett Comments on Removal of Jackson Portrait from the White House|first=Article|last=submitted|date=February 4, 2021|website=The Tennessee Tribune}}